WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.21 - 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, 2.17.21 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
References
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
timomangcut
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-07-01 (about 1 month ago)
Added
2026-07-07 (about 1 month ago)
Last Updated
2026-07-07 (about 1 month ago)