Switch CTA Box <= 1.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
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 Switch CTA Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'wppw_cta_box' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied post meta values including 'cta_box_button_link', 'cta_box_button_id', 'cta_box_button_text', and 'cta_box_description'. The shortcode reads post meta from a user-specified post ID and echoes these values directly into HTML output without any escaping functions (no esc_attr(), esc_url(), or esc_html()). 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
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-2026-4088
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6jwx-v327-2xh9
References
Other 9
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/19a3fc90-b81c-4451-80e0-cead99a2dcd9?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/switch-cta-box/trunk/inc/box_display_template.php#L18
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/switch-cta-box/tags/1.1/inc/box_display_template.php#L18
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/switch-cta-box/trunk/inc/box_display_template.php#L14
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/switch-cta-box/tags/1.1/inc/box_display_template.php#L14
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/switch-cta-box/trunk/inc/box_display_template.php#L2
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/switch-cta-box/tags/1.1/inc/box_display_template.php#L2
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/switch-cta-box/trunk/inc/shortcode_setup.php#L8
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/switch-cta-box/tags/1.1/inc/shortcode_setup.php#L8
Sources
- CVE-2026-4088 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-4088 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6jwx-v327-2xh9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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