CVE-2026-8886
Description
The hk_shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'title-plane' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.0. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied shortcode attributes in the huankong_post_short_title_plane() function, where the 'title' attribute is concatenated directly into HTML output without any 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.
Affected WordPress components
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hk-shortcode Plugin · hk-shortcodeUp to and including 1.0View on WordPress.org
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- huankong hk_shortcode — Up to and including 1.0
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hk-shortcode/tags/1.0/function/shortcode.php#L6
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hk-shortcode/tags/1.0/function/shortcode.php#L8
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ed1a7872-e268-460d-82f1-b047335a9977?source=cve
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record