CVE-2026-6255
MEDIUMSimple Owl Shortcodes <= 2.1.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'num' Shortcode Attribute
Title source: cnaDescription
The Simple Owl Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'num' attribute of the 'owls_wrapper' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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
Scores
CVSS v3
6.4
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
9.4%
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)
sszdh/Simple Owl Shortcodes
< 2.1.1
Published
May 05, 2026
Tracked Since
May 05, 2026