Testimonials (Free < 2.7, Pro < 1.0.8) - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Testimonials WordPress plugin before 2.7, super-testimonial-pro WordPress plugin before 1.0.8 do not sanitize and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00549 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Testimonials (Unknown): 2.7Testimonial Pro (Unknown): 1.0.8
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Testimonials | 2.7 to before 2.7 | 2.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| Unknown | Testimonial Pro | 1.0.8 to before 1.0.8 | 1.0.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- Testimonials VendorUnknown Affected 2.7 to before 2.7 Fixed in 2.7 Patch available CNA
- Testimonial Pro VendorUnknown Affected 1.0.8 to before 1.0.8 Fixed in 1.0.8 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:themepoints:super_testimonials:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* | before 1.0.8 | Vulnerable | Themepoints |
| cpe:2.3:a:themepoints:super_testimonials:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* | before 2.7 | Vulnerable | Themepoints |
- cpe:2.3:a:themepoints:super_testimonials:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·Themepoints
- cpe:2.3:a:themepoints:super_testimonials:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.7 Vulnerable ·Themepoints
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Testimonials (Unknown) Fixed in 2.7
- Fix · CNA Testimonial Pro (Unknown) Fixed in 1.0.8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3539
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-24rx-wrmp-55hg
References
More Themepoints Super Testimonials vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-12743 Super Testimonials <= 4.0.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-05166 Super Testimonials <= 2.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2021-14954 WordPress Testimonials plugin <= 2.6 - Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-3539 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3539 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-24rx-wrmp-55hg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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