CVE-2026-4334
The Shariff Wrapper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'headline' parameter in the [shariff] shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.6.20 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Shariff Wrapper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'headline' parameter in the [shariff] shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.6.20 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. The vulnerability occurs because the plugin uses a custom wp_kses implementation with permissive allowed HTML tags, and then performs a str_replace operation that injects HTML after sanitization, allowing event handlers to be introduced through the %total placeholder in the style attribute.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.22% probability · 13th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shariff/trunk/shariff.php#L1143
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shariff/trunk/shariff.php#L1144
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shariff/trunk/shariff.php#L868
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shariff/trunk/shariff.php#L965
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3532532%40shariff&new=3532532%40shariff&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e037d22a-3d4d-4f70-a749-6d6c552c7553?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.