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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-68079

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ThemeNectar Salient Shortcodes salient-shortcodes allows Stored XSS.This issue

Published Dec 16, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 28, 2026 · ThemeNectar Salient Shortcodes

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-68079. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of ThemeNectar Salient Shortcodes is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.16%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor ThemeNectar Salient Shortcodes 0 ≤1.5.4

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ThemeNectar Salient Shortcodes salient-shortcodes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Salient Shortcodes: from n/a through <= 1.5.4.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor ThemeNectar Salient Shortcodes 0 ≤1.5.40 ≤1.5.4

How to fix CVE-2025-68079

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-68079. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of ThemeNectar Salient Shortcodes is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with ThemeNectar Salient Shortcodes 0 ≤1.5.4 0 ≤1.5.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.16%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ThemeNectar Salient Shortcodes salient-shortcodes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Salient Shortcodes: from n/a through <= 1.5.4.

  2. Apr 28, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ThemeNectar Salient Shortcodes salient-shortcodes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Salient Shortcodes: from n/a through <= 1.5.4.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-68079

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-68079

    30-day exploitation probability 0.16%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-203539

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ThemeNectar Salient Shortcodes salient-shortcodes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Salient Shortcodes: from n/a through <= 1.5.4.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 1, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
  • EUVDOct 29, 2026