---
id: CVE-2026-76573
title: >-
  The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable
  to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'not_found' Shortcode Attribute in all
  versions up to, and including, 3.3.9.1 due to insufficient input sanitization
  and out…
summary: >-
  The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable
  to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'not_found' Shortcode Attribute in all
  versions up to, and including, 3.3.9.1 due to insufficient input sanitization
  and out…
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: '2026-09-05'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T13:12:58.310'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76573'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pods/tags/3.3.9.1/classes/PodsInit.php#L514
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pods/tags/3.3.9.1/includes/general.php#L1399
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pods/tags/3.3.9.1/includes/general.php#L2535
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pods/tags/3.3.9.1/includes/general.php#L2539
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3674726%40pods&new=3674726%40pods
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/82ca2dfc-a820-49d7-bb73-38dbb8406841?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00349
epssPercentile: 0.25819
ingestedAt: '2026-09-06T07:51:55.656Z'
---

## Overview

The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'not_found' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.9.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.