CVE-2025-7957

MEDIUM

ShortcodeHub <= 1.7.1 - Authenticated Stored XSS via author_link_target

Title source: llm

Description

The ShortcodeHub plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘author_link_target’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.1 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.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodehub/trunk/inc/classes/useful-shortcodes/class-sh-useful-shortcodes-theme.php#L133

Product

https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodehub/#developers

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f3db71e8-1a0c-47d8-babd-a84a25a8b467?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 6.4

EPSS 0.0022

EPSS Percentile 12.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-79

Status published

Products (1)

surror/ShortcodeHub – MultiPurpose Shortcode Builder < 1.7.1

Published Aug 23, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026