Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-13843VigLink SpotLight By ShortCode <= 1.0.a - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'float' Shortcode Attribute
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in VigLink SpotLight By ShortCode from susantabeura. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The VigLink SpotLight By ShortCode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'float' parameter of the 'spotlight' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.a due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| susantabeura | VigLink SpotLight By ShortCode | 0 – through 1.0.a |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f1275a8f-c9ac-4cb3-8aa2-1393ffcc9dc8?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/viglink-spotlight-by-shortcode/trunk/spotlight.php#L20
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/viglink-spotlight-by-shortcode/tags/1.0.a/spotlight.php#L20