XSS in Patilswapnilv Shortcodely
CVE-2026-6913
The Shortcodely plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'widget_area' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1 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 class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Patilswapnilv Shortcodely — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/08ef43cc-42ea-43bd-a590-4f9b2…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/trunk/shortcodely.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/tags/1.0.1/shortcodely.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/trunk/shortcodely.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/tags/1.0.1/shortcodely.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/trunk/shortcodely.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/tags/1.0.1/shortcodely.php
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-6913?
- CVE-2026-6913 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Patilswapnilv Shortcodely, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2026-05-12.
- How severe is CVE-2026-6913?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.