CVE detail
CVE-2026-16758
The Snippet Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 17.9 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
- Total mentions
- 5
- within the 30d window
- Peak daily
- 5
- highest bucket
Evidence
Source links by recency
5 source links · newest first
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6dd14860-2cf5-45ec-a1d6-69e43ecdb3be?source=cvewww.wordfence.com
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Patchwww.wordfence.comAug 16, 2026, 6:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3647346%40shortcode-variables&new=3647346%40shortcode-variablesplugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 16, 2026, 6:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcode-variables/tags/5.1.7/includes/shortcode.user.php#L74plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 16, 2026, 6:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcode-variables/tags/5.1.7/includes/shortcode.user.php#L14plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 16, 2026, 6:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcode-variables/tags/5.1.7/includes/functions.php#L81plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 16, 2026, 6:16 AM
Exploit code
Public exploit repository references
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