# CVE-2026-114702: WordPress ND Shortcodes For Visual Composer plugin \<= 7.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-108083, GHSA-J97W-3XX2-793M
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-22 · Updated: 2026-10-22

## Summary

The ND Shortcodes For Visual Composer plugin for WordPress is affected by a cross-site scripting flaw that allows stored XSS. An attacker could inject malicious scripts that persist on a site and run in the browsers of other users who view the affected pages.

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## Affected

- nd-shortcodes: through 7.8

## Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in nicdark ND Shortcodes For Visual Composer nd-shortcodes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects ND Shortcodes For Visual Composer: from n/a through 7.8.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nd-shortcodes, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/nd-shortcodes/vulnerability/wordpress-nd-shortcodes-for-visual-composer-plugin-7-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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