CVE-2025-0370: gn_themes wp shortcodes plugin — shortcodes ultimate Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-0370 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in gn_themes wp shortcodes plugin — shortcodes ultimate. EPSS estimates a 35.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 04-03-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘src’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.3 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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
- wordfenceSource6.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
35.63%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 35.63% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Gn_themes1 product
Vanokhin1 product
- shortcodes_ultimate< 7.3.4
Wordpress1 product
- shortcodes-ultimate≤ 7.3.3 (fixed in 7.3.4)
3 vendors · 3 products