CVE-2025-39528: WordPress Rescue Shortcodes plugin <= 3.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-04-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Rescue Themes Rescue Shortcodes rescue-shortcodes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Rescue Shortcodes: from n/a through <= 3.1.

Affected products

Rescue Themes Rescue Shortcodes: through 3.1

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/rescue-shortcodes/vulnerability/wordpress-rescue-shortcodes-plugin-3-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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