Unauthenticated stored cross-site scripting in Pie Register plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Pie Register plugin for WordPress by genetechproducts is affected in all versions up to and including 3.8.4.16. Insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the first_name parameter cause stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79). An unauthenticated attacker can inject scripts that run in the browsers of users who visit an affected page, when public registration is enabled and the registration form includes a Profile Picture field.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
The Pie Register – User Registration, Profiles & Content Restriction plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'first_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.4.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This is exploitable when public registration is enabled and the registration form includes a Profile Picture field; the attacker registers via the publicly accessible form (nonce is emitted to unauthenticated visitors) to store the payload, then logs in as the newly created Subscriber to post a comment that triggers delivery to all page visitors.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genetechproducts | Pie Register – User Registration, Profiles & Content Restriction | up to 3.8.4.16 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Pie Register – User Registration, Profiles & Content Restriction Vendorgenetechproducts Affected up to 3.8.4.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Pie Register (User Registration, Profiles & Content Restriction).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Timeline
- 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119158
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-6x88-65v8-2m43
- 2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dd9a4fa5-17b0-41dc-94f9-b07ada23a6e1?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pie-register/tags/3.8.4.14/pie-register.php#L7767
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pie-register/tags/3.8.4.14/pie-register.php#L3805
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pie-register/tags/3.8.4.14/pie-register.php#L423
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3783288/pie-register/trunk/pie-register.php
More genetechproducts vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-05625 Pie Register - Basic <= 3.8.3.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-11497 Pie Forms for WP <= 1.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-03080 Missing authorization in genetechproducts Pie Register – User Registration, Profiles &… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-19817 WordPress Pie Register plugin <= 3.8.4.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-38937 WordPress Web and WooCommerce Addons for WPBakery Builder plugin <= 1.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-10598 Cross-site scripting in genetechproducts Pie Forms — Drag & Drop Form Builder CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-119158 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-119158 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6x88-65v8-2m43 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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