Stored XSS via unescaped userhash JavaScript interpolation
Published Apr 15, 2026 · Updated Apr 15, 2026
Stored XSS in Coachific Shortcode 1.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts via the userhash attribute. The shortcode handler applies sanitize_text_field() but interpolates userhash directly inside a script-tag JavaScript string without context-specific escaping. Contributor-level access is required, and the stored script executes in the browser whenever a user opens the injected page.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Coachific Shortcode 1.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts via the userhash attribute. The shortcode handler applies sanitize_text_field() but interpolates userhash directly inside a script-tag JavaScript string without context-specific escaping. Contributor-level access is required, and the stored script executes in the browser whenever a user opens the injected page.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-4005
- Published
- Apr 15, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 15, 2026
- Vendor
- Coachific
- Product
- Coachific Shortcode
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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