CVE-2026-27074
WordPress Shortcoder plugin <= 6.5.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in vaakash Shortcoder shortcoder allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Shortcoder: from n/a through <= 6.5.1.
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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Shortcoder plugin <= 6.5.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in vaakash Shortcoder shortcoder allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Shortcoder: from n/a through <= 6.5.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-27074- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS: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-2026-7962
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in vaakash Shortcoder shortcoder allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Shortcoder: from n/a through <= 6.5.1.
- Record
EUVD-2026-7962- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hj2m-xgwr-hhp4
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in vaakash Shortcoder shortcoder allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Shortcoder: from n/a through <= 6.5.1.
- Record
GHSA-hj2m-xgwr-hhp4- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS: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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in vaakash Shortcoder shortcoder allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Shortcoder: from n/a through <= 6.5.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-27074- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS: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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-27074 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Aakash Chakravarthy Shortcoder, published February 19, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.