PixCodes

PixCodes has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2023; it is fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.4, and the most serious one scores 6.4 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).

The one issue recorded for PixCodes has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes it.

All of these findings were reported by István Márton. PixCodes is installed on roughly 8,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium

6.4/ 10

Patch Coverage100%

Open

Fixed

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 6.4CVE-2022-4671

PixCodes <= 2.3.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

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Vulnerability Records

1 records


2023-01-03 00:00	PixCodes <= 2.3.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode PixCodes <= 2.3.6	`CVE-2022-4671`	6.4 Medium	István Márton	Yes

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Plugin Profile

Latestv2.3.9

PixCodes

Author

pixelgrade

4.0(1)

80/100

Last Updated

2026-08-13 (1mo ago)

Active Installs

8,000+

Downloads

213,905

Requires WP

5.9.0+

Requires PHP

7.4+

Tested up to

WP 7.1

Created

2015-02-19 (12y ago)

With PixCodes you can have a shortcode insert interface for the WordPress Classic Editor. PixCodes is intended for Classic Editor and TinyMCE workflows. It does not add a block editor interface. The awesome part is that you can filter any shortcode parameters or overwrite any shortcode template with your theme. Note: this plugin does not add any style to the output of shortcodes. We believe that shortcodes functionality should be offered by a plugin and the style should be provided by themes. Here is a detailed documentation about how you can configure some plugin settings and output.

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