CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-13448

MediumCVSS 6.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.23%

13th percentile - higher than 13% of all known CVEs

Summary

The CSSIgniter Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'element' shortcode attribute in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.1 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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with Contributor-level access can inject malicious scripts that execute in visitors' browsers, potentially leading to session theft or account takeover. The risk affects all users viewing infected pages.

Recommendation

Update the CSSIgniter Shortcodes plugin to a version later than 2.4.1. Until then, consider restricting Contributor-level permissions or disabling the plugin.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The CSSIgniter Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'element' shortcode attribute in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.1 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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS