TI-2026-86501 Aliases CVE-2026-119493 GHSA-gq46-64x3-q392

Stored cross-site scripting in WordPress Ditty news ticker plugin

LOW 28CWE-79Published 2026-11-07 · Updated 2026-11-07

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

Metaphor Creations, LLC's Ditty WordPress plugin (ditty-news-ticker) through 3.1.71 fails to neutralize input during web page generation, which allows stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79). An attacker with low privileges can store 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 · 2026-11-07

Description from the CNA

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Metaphor Creations, LLC Ditty ditty-news-ticker allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Ditty: from n/a through 3.1.71.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00224 13th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
metaphorcreations	Ditty	up to 3.1.71	—	No fix listed	CNA

Ditty Vendormetaphorcreations Affected up to 3.1.71 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Ditty.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Timeline

2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119493
2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-gq46-64x3-q392
2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-11-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Other 1

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ditty-news-ticker/vulnerability/wordpress-ditty-plugin-3-1-71-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

TI-2025-07398 Ditty < 3.1.58 - Unauthenticated SSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
TI-2024-06224 Ditty 3.1.39-3.1.45 - Author+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2023-03837 Ditty < 3.1.25 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2024-06219 Ditty < 3.1.45 - Author+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2024-12399 Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists < 3.1.52 - Author+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
TI-2024-08907 Ditty < 3.1.47 - Author+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8

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Sources

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