CVE-2026-101162: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Ultimate Review
The WP Ultimate Review WordPress plugin before 2.4.4 does not escape some of its review overview settings before outputting them in posts, which could allow users with a role as low as author to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, when author reviews are enabled.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Ultimate Review plugin for WordPress versions prior to 2.4.4 contains a stored XSS vulnerability (CWE-79). The issue arises from insufficient escaping of certain review overview settings when rendered in posts. This allows users with author-level permissions to inject and store malicious scripts, which can then execute in the context of site visitors or administrators when viewing the affected posts.
Potential Impact
An attacker with author-level access can exploit this vulnerability to perform stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. This could lead to unauthorized script execution in the browsers of users who view the compromised content, potentially resulting in session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions depending on the victim's privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the WP Ultimate Review plugin to version 2.4.4 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigation is indicated by the available data.
CVE-2026-101162: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Ultimate Review
Description
The WP Ultimate Review WordPress plugin before 2.4.4 does not escape some of its review overview settings before outputting them in posts, which could allow users with a role as low as author to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, when author reviews are enabled.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.4medium
Affected software
WP Ultimate Review
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WP Ultimate Review plugin for WordPress versions prior to 2.4.4 contains a stored XSS vulnerability (CWE-79). The issue arises from insufficient escaping of certain review overview settings when rendered in posts. This allows users with author-level permissions to inject and store malicious scripts, which can then execute in the context of site visitors or administrators when viewing the affected posts.
Potential Impact
An attacker with author-level access can exploit this vulnerability to perform stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. This could lead to unauthorized script execution in the browsers of users who view the compromised content, potentially resulting in session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions depending on the victim's privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the WP Ultimate Review plugin to version 2.4.4 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigation is indicated by the available data.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-28T08:45:44.250Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac11723a43b0b3b89cacf62
Added to database: 10/03/2026, 14:54:27 UTC
Last enriched: 10/03/2026, 14:56:05 UTC
Last updated: 10/04/2026, 04:45:56 UTC
Views: 12
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