01 Record
CVE-2026-112111
The Bootstrap Shortcodes plugin for WordPress before 3.4.6 is vulnerable to stored XSS via the id attribute of the [bs_tcontent] shortcode. The bs_tcontent() shortcode handler in inc/bs_tabs.php emits
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score5.1 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
02 Description
The Bootstrap Shortcodes plugin for WordPress before 3.4.6 is vulnerable to stored XSS via the id attribute of the [bs_tcontent] shortcode. The bs_tcontent() shortcode handler in inc/bs_tabs.php emits
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 31.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.1 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-19.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-10-18 22:39Z10 DAYS AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-19 16:20Z9 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-10-18
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- b00177c235501305905ebb6f3187db3c8192729db4e99351b0741b1e1e207fa8
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/TheWebShop/bootstrap-shortcodes/commit/c26659ccb6ddb871c7dee1b77cb81cad63e7a75b
- wordpress.orghttps://wordpress.org/plugins/bootstrap-shortcodes/#developers
- github.comhttps://github.com/TheWebShop/bootstrap-shortcodes/releases/tag/3.4.6
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bootstrap-shortcodes/tags/3.4.4/inc/bs_tabs.php#L84
- wordpress.orghttps://wordpress.org/plugins/bootstrap-shortcodes/
07 Remediation
Update the Bootstrap Shortcodes plugin to version 3.4.6 or later.