CVE-2026-24354: WordPress Penci Shortcodes & Performance plugin <= 6.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-01-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in PenciDesign Penci Shortcodes & Performance penci-shortcodes allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Penci Shortcodes & Performance: from n/a through <= 6.1.

Affected products

PenciDesign Penci Shortcodes & Performance: through 6.1

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/penci-shortcodes/vulnerability/wordpress-penci-shortcodes-performance-plugin-6-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve

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