What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Ravelry Designs Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'layout' attribute of the 'sb_ravelry_designs' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. This is 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
The Ravelry Designs Widget contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts affecting other users across the site. An attacker with low-level account access can craft malicious input that executes in other users' browsers, potentially stealing session data or performing actions on their behalf. The vulnerability impacts all versions up to 1.0.0.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers and steal their session data or perform actions on their behalf.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Any authenticated user can compromise other users' sessions or perform unauthorized actions across your site.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site; no user interaction required from the victim.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
February 14, 2026
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
