The WowPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0.

Code

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• Plugin source · wordpress.org

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Apr 8, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   The WowPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. This is 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 w

2. Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   The WowPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. This is 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 w

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5508

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5508

  The WowPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Reference · plugins.trac.wordpress.org
• Reference · plugins.trac.wordpress.org
• Reference · wordfence.com