TI-2024-04378 Aliases CVE-2024-4705 GHSA-r4gp-r2fv-c7gg

Testimonials Widget <= 4.0.4 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via testimonials Shortcode

LOW 28CWE-79Published 2024-06-06 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Testimonials Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's testimonials shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00279 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
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
j0hnsmith	Testimonials Widget	up to 4.0.4	—	No fix listed	CNA

Testimonials Widget Vendorj0hnsmith Affected up to 4.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:axelerant:testimonials_widget::::::wordpress::*	up to 4.0.4	Vulnerable	Axelerant

cpe:2.3:a:axelerant:testimonials_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Axelerant

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-4705
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r4gp-r2fv-c7gg

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/testimonials-widget/trunk/includes/class-testimonials-widget-premium.php#L2198

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ef4603b2-bd41-4f65-ba2a-8d06e32e67c1?source=cve

TI-2024-25053 WordPress Testimonials Widget plugin <= 4.0.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2021-06428 Testimonials Widget < 4.0.0 - Multiple Authenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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