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.
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Description | 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. | |
Title | ShortcodeHub <= 1.7.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via author_link_target Parameter | |
Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published: 2025-08-23T04:25:49.271Z
Updated: 2025-08-25T14:40:26.967Z
Reserved: 2025-07-21T13:20:20.335Z
Link: CVE-2025-7957

Updated: 2025-08-25T14:40:21.669Z

Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-08-23T05:15:33.460
Modified: 2025-08-25T20:24:45.327
Link: CVE-2025-7957

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