WordPress Widgets Shortcode
WordPress Widgets Shortcode has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2025; it remains unpatched as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.4, 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 WordPress Widgets Shortcode 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 Muhammad Yudha - DJ. WordPress Widgets Shortcode is installed on roughly 500 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 4.7.35.
CVE-2025-57989WordPress Widgets Shortcode <= 1.0.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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WordPress Widgets Shortcode
Author
Brajesh Singh
The plugin allows you to embed any WordPress Widget area/Dynamic Sidebar to your WordPress posts What you can do: Use the shortcode to embed widget areas in posts Use the shortcode to embed Widget areas in Pages The widgets can be embedded anywhere, at the begining of content, middle, bottom or where ever you want. Just put the shortcode there. Please leave a comment here at BuddyDev.com Others For more info, please visit us at BuddyDev.com
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