The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'not_found' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.9.1 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.

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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References
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pods/tags/3.3.9.1/classes/PodsInit.php#L514 cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pods/tags/3.3.9.1/includes/general.php#L1399 cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pods/tags/3.3.9.1/includes/general.php#L2535 cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pods/tags/3.3.9.1/includes/general.php#L2539 cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3674726%40pods&new=3674726%40pods cve-icon
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/82ca2dfc-a820-49d7-bb73-38dbb8406841?source=cve cve-icon
History

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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Description The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'not_found' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.9.1 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.
Title Pods <= 3.3.9.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'not_found' Shortcode Attribute
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: 2026-09-05T08:27:20.371Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T13:47:02.606Z

Link: CVE-2026-76573

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