Vulnerability · Published Sep 5, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-76573Pods <= 3.3.9.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'not_found' Shortcode Attribute
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields from sc0ttkclark. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'not_found' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.9.1 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| sc0ttkclark | Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields | 0 – through 3.3.9.1 |
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/82ca2dfc-a820-49d7-bb73-38dbb8406841?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pods/tags/3.3.9.1/includes/general.php#L2539
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pods/tags/3.3.9.1/includes/general.php#L2535
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pods/tags/3.3.9.1/includes/general.php#L1399
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pods/tags/3.3.9.1/classes/PodsInit.php#L514
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3674726%40pods&new=3674726%40pods