Medium severity6.4NVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2026· Updated Aug 12, 2026
CVE-2026-15649
CVE-2026-15649
Description
The Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.0 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.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
1Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/powerkit/tags/3.0.9/modules/basic-elements/public/class-powerkit-basic-elements-public.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/powerkit/tags/3.0.9/modules/basic-elements/templates/progressbars.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/powerkit/tags/3.1.0/modules/basic-elements/public/class-powerkit-basic-elements-public.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/powerkit/tags/3.1.0/modules/basic-elements/templates/progressbars.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3629599/powerkitnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f86c6ada-112b-4b1f-b1ac-7dd4920953c8nvd
News mentions
2- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 3, 2026 to August 9, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Aug 14, 2026
- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 27, 2026 to August 2, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Aug 8, 2026