CVE-2026-0738
MediumCVSS 6.4Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk27th 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.
Other vulnerabilities in Shortcodes Ultimate
See all- CVE-2026-3885Medium
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.
- CVE-2026-0737Medium
The Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress up to version 7.4.7 has a Stored XSS vulnerability in the 'src' attribute of the su_lightbox shortcode. Insufficient input sanitization and output escaping allow authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject scripts.
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