Description
The Extra Settings for RocketChat plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'rocketchat' shortcode's 'title' attribute in versions up to, and including, 0.1. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the rxstg_shortcode() function, which concatenates the user-supplied 'title' attribute directly into HTML output. 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.
Published: 2026-06-09
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The Extra Settings for RocketChat WordPress plugin contains a stored cross‑site scripting vulnerability. The attacker can supply arbitrary content in the 'title' attribute of the 'rocketchat' shortcode. Because the plugin concatenates this value directly into HTML output without sanitization or escaping, the stored payload will execute in the browsers of any user who views a page that includes the shortcode.

Affected Systems

WordPress installations that employ the andrewabarber:Extra Settings for RocketChat plugin at version 0.1 or earlier and that allow contributors or higher roles to edit posts containing the 'rocketchat' shortcode are affected. The flaw is exploitable only on sites where the shortcode is enabled and where an attacker holds sufficient WordPress write permissions.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4, indicating moderate to high severity. EPSS data is not available and the flaw is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting limited current exploitation activity. An attacker must have at least contributor privileges to inject malicious content; upon publishing the shortcode, the script will run in the browsers of any site visitor.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on June 9, 2026 at 06:09 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Extra Settings for RocketChat plugin to any release above 0.1 that contains the proper escaping of the 'title' attribute.
  • If a newer release is unavailable, temporarily deactivate or remove the plugin until a fix is issued.
  • Restrict contributor or higher privileges to trusted users only, and monitor for unexpected shortcode usage.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on June 9, 2026 at 06:09 UTC.

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History

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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


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Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:45:00 +0000

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Description The Extra Settings for RocketChat plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'rocketchat' shortcode's 'title' attribute in versions up to, and including, 0.1. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the rxstg_shortcode() function, which concatenates the user-supplied 'title' attribute directly into HTML output. 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 Extra Settings for RocketChat <= 0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes
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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-09T13:27:40.166Z

Reserved: 2026-05-18T15:25:18.694Z

Link: CVE-2026-8841

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Updated: 2026-06-09T13:27:36.936Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-09T05:16:39.507

Modified: 2026-06-09T13:33:34.393

Link: CVE-2026-8841

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-06-09T08:56:20Z

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