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6.4
Citations Tools Plugin for WordPress Can Be Hacked Through User-Submitted Code
CVE-2026-1912
Summary
The Citations Tools plugin for WordPress is not properly checking code entered by users. This means that attackers could inject malicious code into pages, which could be triggered when a user visits that page. To fix this, update to a version of the plugin that's not vulnerable.
Original title
The Citations tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'code' parameter in the 'ctdoi' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.3.2 due to insufficie...
Original description
The Citations tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'code' parameter in the 'ctdoi' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.3.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
nvd CVSS3.1
6.4
Vulnerability type
CWE-79
Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Published: 14 Feb 2026 · Updated: 10 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026