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 in…

Code

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• Plugin source · wordpress.org

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. May 12, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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 in

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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 in

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6913

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 contr

  nvd.nist.gov

References

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