Vulnerability · Published Oct 7, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2026-105316Magee Shortcodes <= 2.1.1 - Reflected XSS via live_preview and magee_create_shortcode Actions

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity cross-site scripting in Magee Shortcodes from Unknown. 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 6% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Magee Shortcodes WordPress plugin through 2.1.1 does not sanitise and escape user input in some of its AJAX actions, which are available to unauthenticated users, before reflecting it back in the response, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	Magee Shortcodes	0 – through 2.1.1

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8240033a-bb4b-490f-97da-4ae768d2cb6d/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description