Medium severity6.4NVD Advisory· Published Mar 11, 2026· Updated Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2026-2358
CVE-2026-2358
Description
The WP ULike plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the [wp_ulike_likers_box] shortcode template attribute in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1. This is due to the use of html_entity_decode() on shortcode attributes without subsequent output sanitization, which effectively bypasses WordPress's wp_kses_post() content filtering. 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 post must have at least one like for the XSS to render.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- github.com/Alimir/wp-ulike/commit/3dcce696ea251b3733448332cc167e03b2a17c12nvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ulike/trunk/includes/functions/general.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ulike/trunk/includes/functions/utilities.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ulike/trunk/includes/functions/utilities.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ulike/trunk/includes/hooks/shortcodes.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/74a7db23-f91c-452b-bc24-58fda69caf17nvd
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