The Strong Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via ...

zetlyn/cve-ghsa vulnerability ghsa GHSA-3f97-cv73-464c cve CVE-2026-96650 known 2026-10-03

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3f97-cv73-464c

Properties

cvss7.2
receipt
Source
GitHub advisories
Its words
7.2
Read by
field:cvss.score
Said since
2026-10-03 12:05 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-04 18:15 UTC
Original
open at the source
What the source handed over
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      "name": "Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')"
    }
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    "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.3.10/includes/class-strong-testimonials-form.php#L260",
    "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.3.10/includes/class-strong-testimonials-form.php#L32",
    "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.3.10/includes/functions-image.php#L242",
    "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.3.10/includes/functions-image.php#L275",
    "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3711376%40strong-testimonials&new=3711376%40strong-testimonials",
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  "type": "unreviewed",
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}
cweCWE-79
receipt
Source
GitHub advisories
Its words
CWE-79
Read by
field:cwes[].cwe_id
Said since
2026-10-03 12:05 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-04 18:15 UTC
Original
open at the source
What the source handed over
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    "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.3.10/includes/class-strong-testimonials-form.php#L260",
    "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.3.10/includes/class-strong-testimonials-form.php#L32",
    "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.3.10/includes/functions-image.php#L242",
    "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.3.10/includes/functions-image.php#L275",
    "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3711376%40strong-testimonials&new=3711376%40strong-testimonials",
    "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/73c8267c-8c03-4ee6-9d3e-e383188b82ad?source=cve",
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severityhigh
From 7.0 to 8.9.
receipt
Source
GitHub advisories
Its words
high
Read by
field:severity
Said since
2026-10-03 12:05 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-04 18:15 UTC
Original
open at the source
What the source handed over
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    "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.3.10/includes/class-strong-testimonials-form.php#L32",
    "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.3.10/includes/functions-image.php#L242",
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    "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3711376%40strong-testimonials&new=3711376%40strong-testimonials",
    "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/73c8267c-8c03-4ee6-9d3e-e383188b82ad?source=cve",
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  "url": "https://api.github.com/advisories/GHSA-3f97-cv73-464c",
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  "withdrawn_at": null
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Text

The Strong Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via ... The Strong Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'platform_user_photo' Custom Field in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.11 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. Exploitation requires that an administrator has added custom text fields named 'platform' and 'platform_user_photo' to a public testimonial submission form, as the plugin does not reserve those internal metadata keys.