PT-2026-73109 · WordPress · Snippet Shortcodes

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CVE-2026-16758

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Published

2026-08-16

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Updated

2026-08-17

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Snippet Shortcodes versions prior to 5.2.1
Description Insufficient input sanitization and output escaping allow authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting. This occurs via shortcode attributes, enabling the injection of arbitrary web scripts into pages that execute when accessed by other users.
Recommendations Update Snippet Shortcodes to a version newer than 5.2.0.

Fix

XSS

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-16758

Affected Products

Snippet Shortcodes