CVE-2026-6397

MEDIUM

Sticky <= 2.5.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'readmoretext' Shortcode Attribute

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

The Sticky plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `cvmh-sticky` shortcode `readmoretext` attribute in versions up to and including 2.5.6. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the `cvmh_sticky_front_render()` function — the `readmoretext` attribute value is passed through `apply_filters()` and directly concatenated into the HTML output without any escaping function such as `esc_html()`. 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 a page containing the injected shortcode.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.4
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 16.3%
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)
cvmh/Sticky < 2.5.6
Published May 20, 2026
Tracked Since May 20, 2026