CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-14143

MediumCVSS 6.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.22%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Ayo Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'color' parameter of the ayo_action shortcode in all versions up to and including 0.2. This allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a user accesses an affected page.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential session hijacking, data theft, or spreading malicious code across the WordPress site.

Recommendation

Immediately update the plugin to the latest version and audit pages for injected scripts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Ayo Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'color' parameter of the ayo_action shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS