Description
The WP Testimonials WordPress plugin through 1.4.13 does not properly escape testimonial content and reverses WordPress's HTML sanitization when rendering it, allowing users with the Author role and above to store JavaScript that executes in the session of any user viewing the testimonials, including administrators.
Published: 2026-10-13
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The WP Testimonials WordPress plugin through 1.4.13 does not properly escape testimonial content and reverses WordPress's HTML sanitization when rendering it, allowing users with the Author role and above to store JavaScript that executes in the session of any user viewing the testimonials, including administrators.
Title WP Testimonials <= 1.4.13 - Author+ Stored XSS via wp-testimonials Shortcode
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-13T11:54:09.173Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T10:55:41.133Z

Link: CVE-2026-89269

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T11:53:24.502Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-13T06:17:03.683

Modified: 2026-10-13T12:17:14.723

Link: CVE-2026-89269

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T13:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')