CVE-2026-3885
published 2026-04-16CVE-2026-3885: The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'su_box' shortcode in all…
PriorityP430medium6.4CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSCCLILAN
EPSS
0.26%
17.3th percentile
The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'su_box' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| gn_themes | wp_shortcodes_plugin_shortcodes_ultimate | <= 7.4.9 | — |
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VulDB
gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin up to 7.4.9 on WordPress cross site scripting (EUVD-2026-23159)
vuldb·2026-04-16·CVSS 6.4
CVE-2026-3885 [MEDIUM] gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin up to 7.4.9 on WordPress cross site scripting (EUVD-2026-23159)
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin up to 7.4.9 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-3885. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.
GHSA
GHSA-99qg-46r6-v9px: The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'su_box' shortcode i
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-04-16
CVE-2026-3885 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 GHSA-99qg-46r6-v9px: The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'su_box' shortcode i
The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'su_box' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2026-04-16
Published