Stored XSS via unescaped shortcode attributes
Published Jan 24, 2026 · Updated Jan 24, 2026
Stored XSS in shazdeh Administrative Shortcodes 0.3.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through shortcode attributes. The login and logout shortcode handlers place attribute values into generated page output without sufficient sanitization or context-appropriate escaping. Contributor-level access is required; injected scripts persist in page content and execute in the browser whenever an affected page is viewed.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in shazdeh Administrative Shortcodes 0.3.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through shortcode attributes. The login and logout shortcode handlers place attribute values into generated page output without sufficient sanitization or context-appropriate escaping. Contributor-level access is required; injected scripts persist in page content and execute in the browser whenever an affected page is viewed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-1099
- Published
- Jan 24, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 24, 2026
- Vendor
- shazdeh
- Product
- Administrative Shortcodes
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jan 24, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 24, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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