CVE-2025-68079 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ThemeNectar Salient Shortcodes salient-shortcodes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Salient Shortcodes: from n/a through <= 1.5.4.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Themenectar	Salient Core
Wordpress	Wordpress

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References

Link	Providers
https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/salient-shortcodes/vulnerability/wordpress-salient-shortcodes-plugin-1-5-4-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Themenectar Themenectar salient Core Wordpress Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products		Themenectar Themenectar salient Core Wordpress Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ThemeNectar Salient Shortcodes salient-shortcodes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Salient Shortcodes: from n/a through <= 1.5.4.
Title		WordPress Salient Shortcodes plugin <= 1.5.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/salient-shortcodes/vulnerability/wordpress-salient-shortcodes-plugin-1-5-4-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2025-12-16T08:13:04.760Z

Updated: 2025-12-16T15:06:10.703Z

Reserved: 2025-12-15T10:01:29.282Z

Link: CVE-2025-68079

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-16T15:05:58.971Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-16T09:16:02.957

Modified: 2025-12-16T16:16:05.450

Link: CVE-2025-68079

Redhat

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