WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Arconix Shortcodes <= 2.1.19 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The Arconix Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.1.19 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

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Classification

Type
XSS
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Rooting
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2025-12-01 (about 5 months ago)
Added
2025-12-10 (about 5 months ago)
Last Updated
2025-12-10 (about 5 months ago)

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