Shortcode Generator
Shortcode Generator has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2025; it remains unpatched as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.1, and the most serious one scores 6.1 out of 10.
The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).
The one issue recorded for Shortcode Generator has no published fix yet, which makes virtual patching the only reliable mitigation. The oldest unresolved one dates back to 2025.
All of these findings were reported by Nguyen Xuan Chien. Shortcode Generator is installed on roughly 100 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 2.8.6.
CVE-2025-49945Shortcode Generator <= 1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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Shortcode Generator
Author
kylegetson
Ever need to duplicate a paragraph of text? How about a group of links? Maybe your doing split testing for advertising or landing pages, and you want easily keep pages in sync. Now you can with the Shortcode Generator Plugin. Simply create as many shortcodes as you want, and use them where ever you need them. You can add them to pages, posts, template files, or even add a shortcode as a widget! Features: Create unlimited shortcodes Create Shortcodes within other generated shortcodes Add shortcodes to pages, posts, or template files Add a shortcode as a widget (allows multiple instances) Add a shortcode using a WYSIWYG editor, or a plain text box (for more complicated javascript or HTML)
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