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Cross-site scripting in Ditty WordPress news ticker plugin

Priority LOW 17CWE-80Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-80.

Summary

Metaphor Creations, LLC Ditty (ditty-news-ticker) from n/a through 3.1.71 does not neutralize script-related HTML tags in web pages, a cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-80). A remote attacker with low privileges can inject script content that the affected plugin then serves.

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

Description from the CNA

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Metaphor Creations, LLC Ditty ditty-news-ticker allows Code Injection.This issue affects Ditty: from n/a through 3.1.71.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
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
metaphorcreationsDittyup to 3.1.71—No fix listedCNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Ditty.

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

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119492
  2. 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-wggh-q5q8-m5jf
  3. 2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • 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