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.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Huankong
Huankong hk Shortcode
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Vendors & Products Huankong
Huankong hk Shortcode
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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.
Title hk_shortcode <= 1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'title' Shortcode Attribute
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2026-05-27T05:31:32.499Z

Updated: 2026-05-27T10:31:59.518Z

Reserved: 2026-05-18T20:36:54.922Z

Link: CVE-2026-8886

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-27T10:31:54.436Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-27T07:16:17.363

Modified: 2026-05-27T07:16:17.363

Link: CVE-2026-8886

cve-icon Redhat

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