CVE-2026-15292 | The Sudoku Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to S… | CVSS 6.4 MEDIUM

Description

The Sudoku Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'background' parameter in the 'sudoku-sc' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-15292
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 2026-07-09 15:51 UTC
Published: 2026-07-10 04:31 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-10 04:31 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-79
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Gene…
Vendor / Product: tibouille / Sudoku Shortcode
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

6.4 MEDIUM CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
tibouille	Sudoku Shortcode	—	0 ≤ 1.0.0

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-79	cna	CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
6.4	MEDIUM	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References (5)