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WP Ultimate Review < 2.4.4 - Author+ Stored XSS via Review Overview Settings

Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The WP Ultimate Review WordPress plugin before 2.4.4 does not escape some of its review overview settings before outputting them in posts, which could allow users with a role as low as author to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, when author reviews are enabled.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00294 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed WP Ultimate Review (Unknown): 2.4.4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownWP Ultimate Reviewbefore 2.4.42.4.4Patch availableCNA
  • WP Ultimate Review VendorUnknown Affected before 2.4.4 Fixed in 2.4.4 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA WP Ultimate Review (Unknown) Fixed in 2.4.4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    WP Ultimate Review 2.4.4

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-67416 WP Ultimate Review < 2.4.4 - Unauthenticated DoS via Unset Display Settings in wp-reviews ShortcodePriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-67415 WP Ultimate Review < 2.4.4 - Unauthenticated DoS via Non-Numeric Review RatingPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-67414 WP Ultimate Review < 2.4.4 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Review SubmissionPriority LOW 34

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-101162
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5x2w-pxc2-hmcq
  3. 2026-10-03 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-10-03 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-10-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

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