What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Ruven Themes: Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'ruven_button' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Ruven Themes: Shortcodes versions 1.0 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in shortcode processing. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing sensitive data. The vulnerability affects the entire site scope due to how shortcodes are rendered across multiple pages.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers when they view pages with affected shortcodes.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitors' sessions and data can be compromised; attackers can steal credentials or perform actions on behalf of logged-in users.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account (e.g., contributor or subscriber role).
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
July 18, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
