CVE-2026-89269CWE-79cross-site-scripting

CVE-2026-89269

Medium · published October 13, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
21.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.8 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00296 · 21.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2026-10-13T10:17Z
References (1)
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/feff4b89-6ae6-487a-9187-ecb70778c83c/ · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 OCT 03:33Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 13 OCT 06:00Z
    WP Testimonials <= 1.4.13 - Author+ Stored XSS via wp-testimonials Shortcode
    cvelistv5
  • 13 OCT 06:00Z
    WP Testimonials <= 1.4.13 - Author+ Stored XSS via wp-testimonials Shortcode
    cvelistv5