Stored XSS via unescaped title_style shortcode attribute
Published Jun 24, 2026 · Updated Jun 24, 2026
Stored XSS in AyudaWP Share Buttons & AI-powered Summaries before 2.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts in visitors’ browsers. The ayudawp_share_buttons shortcode places a crafted title_style attribute into the rendered title element without sanitization or output escaping. Contributor-level access is sufficient to store the payload in post content; execution occurs when another user views the affected page.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in AyudaWP Share Buttons & AI-powered Summaries before 2.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts in visitors’ browsers. The ayudawp_share_buttons shortcode places a crafted title_style attribute into the rendered title element without sanitization or output escaping. Contributor-level access is sufficient to store the payload in post content; execution occurs when another user views the affected page.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-10531
- Published
- Jun 24, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- Vendor
- AyudaWP
- Product
- Share Buttons & AI-powered Summaries
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 24, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 24, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.0.4
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Public exploit references
- WPScan title_style stored-XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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