WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme < 2.17.24 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.17.22 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.

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
auxin-elements
Fixed in 2.17.24

References

CVE
CVE-2026-57737
URL
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7fe5cc35-8f76-43e3-8fbd-c5a2bda165e1

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79
CVSS
5.5 (Medium)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
timomangcut
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
c1d02f46-f451-42d0-af42-d5486d48ab49

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-07-01 (about 3 months ago)
Added
2026-07-07 (about 3 months ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-13 (about 3 days ago)

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