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.
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Wed, 20 May 2026 02:15:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Sticky <= 2.5.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'readmoretext' Shortcode Attribute | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
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Updated: 2026-05-20T01:25:46.486Z
Reserved: 2026-04-15T20:19:43.983Z
Link: CVE-2026-6397
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-20T02:16:37.770
Modified: 2026-05-20T02:16:37.770
Link: CVE-2026-6397
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