CVE-2025-7957CWE-79

ShortcodeHub <= 1.7.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via author_link_target Parameter

Medium · published August 23, 2025

CVSS v3.1
6.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
14.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The ShortcodeHub plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘author_link_target’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.1 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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00244 · 14.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2025-08-23T04:25Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 AUG 04:25Z
    ShortcodeHub <= 1.7.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via author_link_target Parameter
    cvelistv5