WP Ultimate Review < 2.4.4 - Author+ Stored XSS via Review Overview Settings
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
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Ultimate Review | before 2.4.4 | 2.4.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- 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
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-101162
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5x2w-pxc2-hmcq
- 2026-10-03 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-03 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-101162 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-101162 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5x2w-pxc2-hmcq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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