CVE-2026-4005CWE-79

Coachific Shortcode <= 1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'userhash' Shortcode Attribute

Medium · published April 15, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
25.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Coachific Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'userhash' shortcode attribute in all versions up to and including 1.0. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. The plugin uses sanitize_text_field() on the 'userhash' parameter, which strips HTML tags but does not escape characters significant in a JavaScript string context (such as double quotes, semicolons, and parentheses). The sanitized value is then directly interpolated into a JavaScript string within a <script> tag on line 29 without any JavaScript-specific escaping (e.g., wp_json_encode() or esc_js()). 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
0.00331 · 25.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2026-04-15T08:28Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 APR 08:28Z
    Coachific Shortcode <= 1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'userhash' Shortcode Attribute
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