CVE-2026-5077CWE-79

Total <= 2.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Title in Blog Section Image alt Attribute

Medium · published May 2, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
13.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00235 · 13.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2026-05-02T09:26Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 MAY 09:26Z
    Total <= 2.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Title in Blog Section Image alt Attribute
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