CVE-2026-6913 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

title: WordPress Shortcodely Stored XSS via widget_area - CVE-2026-6913
id: scw-2026-05-12-ai-1
status: experimental
level: high
description: |
  Detects attempts to exploit CVE-2026-6913 in the Shortcodely WordPress plugin. This rule specifically looks for the 'action=save_widget_area' and the vulnerable 'widget_area' parameter in the admin-ajax.php endpoint, indicating a potential stored XSS injection by an authenticated attacker with contributor-level access or higher.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-05-12
references:
  - https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2026-6913/
tags:
  - attack.initial_access
  - attack.t1190
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
  selection:
      cs-uri|contains:
          - '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php'
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - 'action=save_widget_area'
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - 'widget_area='
      condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrative activity

Source: Shimi's Cyber World · License & reuse