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CVE-2026-5077

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Description

The Total theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via post titles in versions up to, and including, 2.2.1 due to insufficient output escaping when rendering the_title() inside HTML attribute context in the home blog section template. 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. Exploitation requires the malicious post to be published and displayed with a featured image in the Home Page blog section.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.4 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-02 10:16:17.990000
Last modified
2026-10-26 20:10:00.160000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-5077",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-05-02T10:16:17.990",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T20:10:00.160",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The Total theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via post titles in versions up to, and including, 2.2.1 due to insufficient output escaping when rendering the_title() inside HTML attribute context in the home blog section template. 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. Exploitation requires the malicious post to be published and displayed with a featured image in the Home Page blog section."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El tema Total para WordPress es vulnerable a Cross-Site Scripting Almacenado a través de los títulos de las publicaciones en versiones hasta la 2.2.1, inclusive, debido a un escape de salida insuficiente al renderizar the_title() dentro del contexto de un atributo HTML en la plantilla de la sección del blog de inicio. Esto hace posible que atacantes autenticados, con acceso de nivel de colaborador y superior, inyecten scripts web arbitrarios en páginas que se ejecutarán cada vez que un usuario acceda a una página inyectada. La explotación requiere que la publicación maliciosa sea publicada y mostrada con una imagen destacada en la sección del blog de la página de inicio."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "hashthemes",
          "product": "Total",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "2.2.1",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
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          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
          "baseScore": 5.4,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.3,
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      }
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          "timestamp": "2026-05-04T15:41:39.107940Z",
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            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-79"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/320590/total",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b1749bef-0952-4530-b607-4574765d2700?source=cve",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}