Stored cross-site scripting in QuarkA QA Analytics WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The QuarkA QA Analytics (qa-heatmap-analytics) WordPress plugin through 5.3.0.1 does not neutralize user input in the web pages it generates (CWE-79), which makes it a stored cross-site scripting flaw. A remote attacker with no privileges can store script that runs in another user's browser when that user interacts with the affected page.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in QuarkA QA Analytics qa-heatmap-analytics allows Stored XSS.This issue affects QA Analytics: from n/a through 5.3.0.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for QA Analytics.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-24 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-114697
- 2026-10-24 Alias added: GHSA-cw6h-v858-w2h7
- 2026-10-24 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-24 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
More QuarkA vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-21938 WordPress QA Analytics plugin <= 5.2.0.0 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-86434 PHP object injection in QA Assistants plugin leads to code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-69998 Sensitive data exposure in QuarkA QA Analytics WordPress plugin CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2024-07891 QA Analytics <= 4.1.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Settings Update CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-114697 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-114697 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cw6h-v858-w2h7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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