Cross-site scripting in WordPress WP Customer Area plugin
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
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aguilatechnologies | WP Customer Area | up to 8.4.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- 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
- 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116854
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-r8w3-r32p-jcfv
More aguilatechnologies vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-116854 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116854 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r8w3-r32p-jcfv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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