Stored cross-site scripting in Text Typing WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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 Text Typing WordPress plugin before 2.2.2 does not sanitize or escape a block attribute before storing it and rendering it in a page element read by client-side script (CWE-79). A user with the Contributor role or above can store script that runs in the browser of anyone who views the affected page. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
The Text Typing WordPress plugin before 2.2.2 does not properly sanitize and escape a block attribute before storing it and later outputting it into a page element that is read and rendered by client-side script, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of anyone viewing the affected page.
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 | Text Typing | before 2.2.2 | 2.2.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Text Typing VendorUnknown Affected before 2.2.2 Fixed in 2.2.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Text Typing to version 2.2.2, which fixes this flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
- Fix · CNA Text Typing (Unknown) Fixed in 2.2.2
Timeline
- 2026-11-04 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-115250
- 2026-11-04 Alias added: GHSA-5w2p-gv78-w6jq
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-115250 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-115250 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5w2p-gv78-w6jq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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