Bold Timeline Lite <= 1.2.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes
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 Bold Timeline Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `supertitle` and `subtitle` attributes of the `bold_timeline_item` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.8 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boldthemes | Bold Timeline Lite | up to 1.2.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Bold Timeline Lite Vendorboldthemes Affected up to 1.2.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-7438
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8jh7-x47m-hvc2
References
Other 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e739b324-f833-4b31-8d4c-40538c924ddf?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/bold-timeline-lite
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bold-timeline-lite/trunk/assets/views/bold_timeline_item_view.php#L202
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bold-timeline-lite/tags/1.2.8/assets/views/bold_timeline_item_view.php#L202
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bold-timeline-lite/trunk/assets/views/bold_timeline_item_view.php#L204
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bold-timeline-lite/tags/1.2.8/assets/views/bold_timeline_item_view.php#L204
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bold-timeline-lite/tags/1.2.8/content_elements/bold_timeline_item/bold_timeline_item.php#L10
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3556837%40bold-timeline-lite%2Ftrunk%2Fassets%2Fviews%2Fbold_timeline_item_view.php&old=3417223%40bold-timeline-lite%2Ftrunk%2Fassets%2Fviews%2Fbold_timeline_item_view.php&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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Sources
- CVE-2026-7438 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-7438 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8jh7-x47m-hvc2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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