Testimonials Widget <= 4.0.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Update
Priority LOW 38CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Testimonials Widget WordPress plugin through 4.0.4 does not perform a capability or ownership check when handling its front-end testimonial submission form, allowing unauthenticated users to modify or create arbitrary posts, including overwriting the title, content and author of any existing post.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00208 11th 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
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | Testimonials Widget | up to 4.0.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Testimonials Widget VendorUnknown Affected up to 4.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96532
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-96pg-7j2j-vmjm
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-96532 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-96532 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-96pg-7j2j-vmjm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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