---
id: CVE-2025-13843
title: >-
  The VigLink SpotLight By ShortCode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to
  Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'float' parameter of the 'spotlight'
  shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.a due to insufficient
  input sanitizatio…
summary: >-
  The VigLink SpotLight By ShortCode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to
  Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'float' parameter of the 'spotlight'
  shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.a due to insufficient
  input sanitizatio…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
published: '2025-12-12'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T20:10:01.970'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13843'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/viglink-spotlight-by-shortcode/tags/1.0.a/spotlight.php#L20
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/viglink-spotlight-by-shortcode/trunk/spotlight.php#L20
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f1275a8f-c9ac-4cb3-8aa2-1393ffcc9dc8?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00216
epssPercentile: 0.10944
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T20:46:46.876Z'
---

## Overview

The VigLink SpotLight By ShortCode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'float' parameter of the 'spotlight' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.a 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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.