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CVE-2022-41136: WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate plugin <= 5.12.0 - CSRF vulnerability leading to Stored XSS

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Vladimir Anokhin's Shortcodes Ultimate plugin <= 5.12.0 on WordPress.

Affected products

• gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate: through 5.12.0

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/shortcodes-ultimate/wordpress-shortcodes-ultimate-plugin-5-12-0-csrf-vulnerability-leading-to-stored-xss?_s_id=cve
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes-ultimate/#developers
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/shortcodes-ultimate/wordpress-shortcodes-ultimate-plugin-5-12-0-csrf-vulnerability-leading-to-stored-xss?_s_id=cve
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes-ultimate/#developers

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