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CVE-2026-116552

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Description

The Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'HTTP_CLIENT_IP (Client-IP header)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.64 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 exploitation requires the site administrator to have disabled the default 'Be GDPR compliant' option, which would otherwise hash stored IP values and neutralize the payload. Successful exploitation additionally requires an action by an administrator — the attacker cannot trigger the vulnerability on their own.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.7 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-30 18:17:23.727000
Last modified
2026-10-30 18:33:26.087000
View original CVE JSON
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  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-30T18:17:23.727",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T18:33:26.087",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      "value": "The Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'HTTP_CLIENT_IP (Client-IP header)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.64 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 exploitation requires the site administrator to have disabled the default 'Be GDPR compliant' option, which would otherwise hash stored IP values and neutralize the payload. Successful exploitation additionally requires an action by an administrator — the attacker cannot trigger the vulnerability on their own."
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          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
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          "scope": "CHANGED",
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  "references": [
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      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/likebtn-like-button/tags/2.6.64/includes/tab_votes.php#L285",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/likebtn-like-button/tags/2.6.64/likebtn_like_button.php#L6858",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/likebtn-like-button/tags/2.6.64/likebtn_like_button.php#L6968",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/likebtn-like-button/tags/2.6.64/likebtn_like_button.php#L7765",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3773664%40likebtn-like-button%2Ftags%2F2.6.65&old=3665718%40likebtn-like-button%2Ftags%2F2.6.64",
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