PT-2025-39516 · WordPress · Markdown Shortcode
CVE-2025-10180
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Published
2025-09-26
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Updated
2025-09-26
CVSS v3.1
6.4
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Markdown Shortcode plugin for WordPress versions prior to 0.2.2
Description
The Markdown Shortcode plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting through the 'markdown' shortcode. Insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes allow authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These scripts will execute when a user accesses the injected page.
Recommendations
Update the Markdown Shortcode plugin to version 0.2.2 or later.
Exploit
Fix
XSS
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Weakness Enumeration
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Affected Products
Markdown Shortcode