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CVE-2026-115811

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Description

The Strong Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'star_rating' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Successful execution requires an administrator to open the standard Preview link for a pending testimonial, a step the plugin's normal moderation workflow naturally invites.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.2 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-07 07:17:02.420000
Last modified
2026-11-07 07:17:02.557000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-115811",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-11-07T07:17:02.420",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-07T07:17:02.557",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The Strong Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'star_rating' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Successful execution requires an administrator to open the standard Preview link for a pending testimonial, a step the plugin's normal moderation workflow naturally invites."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "wpchill",
          "product": "Strong Testimonials",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "3.3.16",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Primary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
          "baseScore": 7.2,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 2.7
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-79"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.3.15/includes/class-strong-testimonials-form.php#L292",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.3.15/includes/class-strong-testimonials-render.php#L278",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.3.15/includes/class-strong-testimonials-render.php#L351",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.3.15/includes/class-strong-testimonials-render.php#L648",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.3.15/includes/class-strong-view-slideshow.php#L306",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.3.15/includes/class-strong-view-slideshow.php#L319",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c35fcd14-b116-40c3-a12b-0183bc0e11f4?source=cve",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}