Shariff for WordPress <= 1.0.11 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority MEDIUM 55Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Shariff for WordPress Shariff for WordPress plugin through 1.0.11 does not sanitize or escape the shariff_infourl setting before outputting it in the frontend HTML via the generateshariff() function, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00242 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 | Shariff for WordPress | up to 1.0.11 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Shariff for WordPress VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.0.11 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9677
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vm7c-g967-fj52
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-9677 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-9677 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vm7c-g967-fj52 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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