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CVE-2026-24354 — Penci Shortcodes & Performance [penci-shortcodes] < 6.2

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2026-24354 Penci Shortcodes & Performance [penci-shortcodes] < 6.2 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 6.5 < 6.2 6.2 2026-01-10

CVE-2026-24354

The Penci Shortcodes & Performance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.

Source: Wordfence

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