CVE-2025-31754

WordPress DobsonDev Shortcodes plugin <= 2.1.12 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

6.5 Medium

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in DobsonDev DobsonDev Shortcodes dobsondev-shortcodes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects DobsonDev Shortcodes: from n/a through <= 2.1.12.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.37%Up 0.3 points since Apr 2, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

WordPress DobsonDev Shortcodes plugin <= 2.1.12 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-31754
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-9276 6.5

Record: EUVD-2025-9276
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6j6v-wqw3-w5pp 6.5

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in DobsonDev DobsonDev Shortcodes allows Stored XSS. This issue affects DobsonDev Shortcodes: from n/a through 2.1.12.

Record: GHSA-6j6v-wqw3-w5pp
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

Record: CVE-2025-31754
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

dobsondev shortcodes

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-31754 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Dobsondev Shortcodes, published April 1, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.