Known vulnerabilities in Snippet Shortcodes

Create a library of custom shortcodes and reusable content, and seamlessly insert them into your posts and pages.

3Reported vulnerabilities

6.4Highest CVSS score

5.2.1Latest version

4,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Snippet Shortcodes to 5.2.1 or later. 3 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: August 14, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4 / 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-2026-16758	Medium 6.4	0.3%	0 to 5.2.0 (inclusive)	`5.2.1`	August 16, 2026
CVE-2024-12018	Medium 4.3	0.4%	0 to 4.1.6 (inclusive)	`4.1.7`	December 12, 2024
CVE-2024-4543	Medium 4.3	0.2%	Before 4.1.5	`4.1.5`	July 3, 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.