Reviews Feed < 2.6.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Google Reviews
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-345Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-345.
Summary
The Reviews Feed WordPress plugin before 2.6.5 does not neutralize WordPress shortcodes contained in third-party review content before rendering it through its dynamic block, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes on pages that display the feed by planting a shortcode in a review on the connected source.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00126 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Reviews Feed (Unknown): 2.6.5
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 | Reviews Feed | before 2.6.5 | 2.6.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Reviews Feed VendorUnknown Affected before 2.6.5 Fixed in 2.6.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Reviews Feed (Unknown) Fixed in 2.6.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-10724
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9cgw-w9ww-cvhp
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-10724 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-10724 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9cgw-w9ww-cvhp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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