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Unauthenticated stored cross-site scripting in Pie Register plugin

Priority LOW 31CWE-79Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00297 22nd 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
genetechproductsPie Register – User Registration, Profiles & Content Restrictionup to 3.8.4.16—No fix listedCNA
  • 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

  1. 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119158
  2. 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-6x88-65v8-2m43
  3. 2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-11-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

  • 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
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Sources