WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
WP ULike < 5.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attribute
Description
The WP ULike plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `[wp_ulike_likers_box]` shortcode `template` attribute in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1. This is due to the use of `html_entity_decode()` on shortcode attributes without subsequent output sanitization, which effectively bypasses WordPress's `wp_kses_post()` content filtering. 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 post must have at least one like for the XSS to render.
Affects Plugins
References
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Quốc Huy (jtwings)
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-03-10 (about 2 months ago)
Added
2026-03-10 (about 2 months ago)
Last Updated
2026-04-16 (about 27 days ago)