CVE-2026-2480 (GCVE-0-2026-2480)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-31 22:26 – Updated: 2026-04-01 15:52
VLAI?
Title
WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate <= 7.4.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'max_width' Shortcode Attribute
Summary
The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'max_width' attribute of the `su_box` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.10 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.
Severity ?
6.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate Affected: 0 , ≤ 7.4.10 (semver)
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Credits
Michael Iden
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