CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-0738

MediumCVSS 6.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.35%

27th percentile - higher than 27% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress up to version 7.4.8 contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability via the su_carousel shortcode, due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the 'su_slide_link' attachment meta field.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with author-level access or higher can inject a malicious script that executes on every visit to an infected page, potentially stealing user data.

Recommendation

Update the Shortcodes Ultimate plugin to the latest version containing security fixes.

Original NVD description (English source)

The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the su_carousel shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.8. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the 'su_slide_link' attachment meta field. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author 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