Vulnerability · Published Apr 4, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-0738Shortcodes Ultimate <= 7.4.8 - authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'su_carousel' Shortcode
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate from gn_themes. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the su_carousel shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.8. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the 'su_slide_link' attachment meta field. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author 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 |
|---|---|---|
| gn_themes | WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate | 0 – through 7.4.8 |
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/5bfc718a-408b-4389-b03b-bfe152ed7b28?source=cve
- https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2026-0738/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=shortcodes-ultimate/tags/7.4.8/includes/shortcodes/carousel.php&new_path=shortcodes-ultimate/tags/7.4.9/includes/shortcodes/carousel.php