FKIE_CVE-2026-2358

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-11 06:17 - Updated: 2026-03-11 13:52
Severity ?
6.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
The WP ULike plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `[wp_ulike_likers_box]` shortcode `template` attribute in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1. This is due to the use of `html_entity_decode()` on shortcode attributes without subsequent output sanitization, which effectively bypasses WordPress's `wp_kses_post()` content filtering. 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. The post must have at least one like for the XSS to render.
References
security@wordfence.comhttps://github.com/Alimir/wp-ulike/commit/3dcce696ea251b3733448332cc167e03b2a17c12
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ulike/trunk/includes/functions/general.php#L375
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ulike/trunk/includes/functions/utilities.php#L226
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ulike/trunk/includes/functions/utilities.php#L251
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ulike/trunk/includes/hooks/shortcodes.php#L209
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3475381%40wp-ulike%2Ftrunk&old=3457255%40wp-ulike%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
security@wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/74a7db23-f91c-452b-bc24-58fda69caf17?source=cve
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      "value": "The WP ULike plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `[wp_ulike_likers_box]` shortcode `template` attribute in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1. This is due to the use of `html_entity_decode()` on shortcode attributes without subsequent output sanitization, which effectively bypasses WordPress\u0027s `wp_kses_post()` content filtering. 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. The post must have at least one like for the XSS to render."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2026-2358",
  "lastModified": "2026-03-11T13:52:47.683",
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          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
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