FKIE_CVE-2026-6397
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-20 02:16 - Updated: 2026-07-24 08:10
Severity
Summary
The Sticky plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `cvmh-sticky` shortcode `readmoretext` attribute in versions up to and including 2.5.6. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the `cvmh_sticky_front_render()` function — the `readmoretext` attribute value is passed through `apply_filters()` and directly concatenated into the HTML output without any escaping function such as `esc_html()`. 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 a page containing the injected shortcode.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "Sticky",
"vendor": "cvmh",
"versions": [
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "2.5.6",
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
}
]
}
],
"source": "security@wordfence.com"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "The Sticky plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `cvmh-sticky` shortcode `readmoretext` attribute in versions up to and including 2.5.6. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the `cvmh_sticky_front_render()` function \u2014 the `readmoretext` attribute value is passed through `apply_filters()` and directly concatenated into the HTML output without any escaping function such as `esc_html()`. 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 a page containing the injected shortcode."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "El plugin Sticky para WordPress es vulnerable a Cross-Site Scripting Almacenado a trav\u00e9s del atributo \u0027readmoretext\u0027 del shortcode \u0027cvmh-sticky\u0027 en versiones hasta la 2.5.6 inclusive. Esto se debe a una sanitizaci\u00f3n de entrada y un escape de salida insuficientes en la funci\u00f3n \u0027cvmh_sticky_front_render()\u0027 - el valor del atributo \u0027readmoretext\u0027 se pasa a trav\u00e9s de \u0027apply_filters()\u0027 y se concatena directamente en la salida HTML sin ninguna funci\u00f3n de escape como \u0027esc_html()\u0027. Esto hace posible que atacantes autenticados con acceso de nivel Colaborador o superior inyecten scripts web arbitrarios en p\u00e1ginas que se ejecutar\u00e1n cada vez que un usuario acceda a una p\u00e1gina que contenga el shortcode inyectado."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-6397",
"lastModified": "2026-07-24T08:10:00.150",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE",
"baseScore": 6.4,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "CHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 3.1,
"impactScore": 2.7,
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"type": "Secondary"
}
],
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"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
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"id": "CVE-2026-6397",
"options": [
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"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2026-05-20T17:18:25.618732Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"published": "2026-05-20T02:16:37.770",
"references": [
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sticky/tags/2.5.6/includes/functions.php#L118"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sticky/tags/2.5.6/includes/shortcode.php#L7"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sticky/trunk/includes/functions.php#L118"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sticky/trunk/includes/shortcode.php#L7"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/135783c5-8175-4775-a013-f1e2bef04479?source=cve"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "security@wordfence.com",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"weaknesses": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-79"
}
],
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
}
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