Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 10, 2026· Updated Jul 10, 2026
Sudoku Shortcode <= 1.0.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting via 'background' Shortcode Attribute
CVE-2026-15292
Description
The Sudoku Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'background' parameter in the 'sudoku-sc' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 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.
Affected products
1- Range: <=1.0.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sudoku-shortcode/tags/1.0.0/sudoku-shortcode.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sudoku-shortcode/tags/1.0.0/sudoku-shortcode.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sudoku-shortcode/trunk/sudoku-shortcode.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sudoku-shortcode/trunk/sudoku-shortcode.phpmitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/99e4b38c-f81d-4578-a623-ea62495e934dmitre
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