Known vulnerabilities in Rescue Shortcodes

A lightweight WordPress shortcodes plugin.

5Reported vulnerabilities

6.4Highest CVSS score

3.4Latest version

1,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Rescue Shortcodes to 3.4 or later. 5 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: December 19, 2025 / Tested up to WordPress: 6.8.8 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2025-39528	Medium 6.4	0.3%	3.1 and earlier	`3.3`	April 16, 2025
CVE-2023-41728	Medium 6.4	0.3%	2.5 and earlier	`2.6`	September 5, 2023
CVE-2025-62110	Medium 6.4	0.1%	3.3 and earlier	`3.4`	April 23, 2026
CVE-2024-11199	Medium 5.4	1.0%	Before 3.0	`3.0`	November 23, 2024
CVE-2024-9696	Medium 5.4	0.2%	Before 2.9	`2.9`	October 12, 2024

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.