TalkJS <= 0.1.15 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'welcomeMessage' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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 TalkJS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.15 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-1055
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7v8v-vq7m-6xxj
References
Other 6
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f91ed211-9703-44fb-a2f8-8d8da910b4c7?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/talkjs/trunk/classes/admin/ui/SettingsPage.php#L276
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/talkjs/tags/0.1.15/classes/admin/ui/SettingsPage.php#L276
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/talkjs/trunk/classes/admin/ui/FieldBuilder.php#L147
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/talkjs/tags/0.1.15/classes/admin/ui/FieldBuilder.php#L147
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3465226/
Sources
- CVE-2026-1055 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-1055 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7v8v-vq7m-6xxj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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