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Cross-site scripting in WordPress WP Customer Area plugin

Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
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 WP Customer Area plugin by Aguila Technologies for WordPress, through 8.4.0, fails to neutralize user input in web pages, which is cross-site scripting (CWE-79). An authenticated user with Subscriber privileges can inject 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 · 2026-10-31

Description from the CNA

Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Customer Area <= 8.4.0 versions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00196 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
aguilatechnologiesWP Customer Areaup to 8.4.0—No fix listedCNA
  • WP Customer Area Vendoraguilatechnologies Affected up to 8.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for WP Customer Area.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-31

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116854
  2. 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  3. 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-r8w3-r32p-jcfv

References

  • TI-2026-02984 WP Customer Area <= 8.3.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read/Deletion via ajax_attach_file CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-30920 WordPress WP Customer Area plugin <= 8.3.4 - Path Traversal vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-37567 WordPress WP Customer Area plugin <= 8.3.5 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-84982 Reflected XSS in WordPress WP Customer Area plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-84979 Reflected cross-site scripting in WP Customer Area WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-85890 Stored cross-site scripting in WP Customer Area WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
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Sources