CVE-2026-57737
WordPress Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin <= 2.17.22 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- 6.5MediumCVSS base score
- 0.22%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 87% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Averta LTD Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme auxin-elements allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme: from n/a through 2.17.22.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Patchstack
- 6 days later
· 6 days later
Published
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| PatchstackCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.22% · top 87% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Affected products
Averta LTD · Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme
- affected ≤ 2.17.22
What to do
Solution: Update the WordPress Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.17.24).
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2026-41105 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2026-57737)Record last updated .