CVE-2026-4083 | Scoreboard for HTML5 Games Lite <= 1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes

The Scoreboard for HTML5 Games Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'scoreboard' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. The shortcode function sfhg_shortcode() allows arbitrary HTML attributes to be added to the rendered <iframe> element, with only a small blacklist of four attribute names (same_height_as, onload, onpageshow, onclick) being blocked. While the attribute names are passed through esc_html() and values through esc_attr(), this does not prevent injection of JavaScript event handler attributes like onfocus, onmouseover, onmouseenter, etc., because these attribute names and simple JavaScript payloads contain no characters that would be modified by these escaping functions. The shortcode text is stored in post_content and is only expanded to HTML at render time, after WordPress's kses filtering has already been applied to the raw post content. 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.

Published: 2026-03-21 Last update: 2026-04-22 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-4083 is rated Low Risk (31.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-4083

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-21 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
2 2026-03-21 0.04%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-4083

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.1 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-4083

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-4083

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-4083

URL Tags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/scoreboard-for-html5-game-lite/tags/1.2/scoreboard-for-html5-game-lite.php#L274
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/scoreboard-for-html5-game-lite/tags/1.2/scoreboard-for-html5-game-lite.php#L317
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/scoreboard-for-html5-game-lite/tags/1.2/scoreboard-for-html5-game-lite.php#L320
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/scoreboard-for-html5-game-lite/trunk/scoreboard-for-html5-game-lite.php#L274
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/scoreboard-for-html5-game-lite/trunk/scoreboard-for-html5-game-lite.php#L317
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/scoreboard-for-html5-game-lite/trunk/scoreboard-for-html5-game-lite.php#L320
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3483176%40scoreboard-for-html5-game-lite&new=3483176%40scoreboard-for-html5-game-lite&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/550ae348-254e-49f5-8046-38629c774802?source=cve
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