CVE-2026-119178: Smart Cookie Kit (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting
Affects Smart Cookie Kit (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.4 Medium.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 11:41 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Wordfence) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.4 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 6 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| shark986Smart Cookie Kit | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Users should avoid using affected versions of the Smart Cookie Kit plugin (up to 2.3.2) or restrict comment approval privileges to trusted administrators only. Monitor vendor advisories for any forthcoming patches or updates addressing this issue.
Description
The Smart Cookie Kit WordPress plugin up to version 2.3.2 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) via the 'comment' parameter. This vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts. Exploitation requires an administrator to approve the malicious comment and then view the affected post, where the payload executes in users' browsers.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dcd65429-4fe3-41a7-a622-cbbecf4b7dd2?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-cookie-kit/tags/2.3.2/plugin_frontend.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-cookie-kit/tags/2.3.2/plugin_frontend.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-cookie-kit/tags/2.3.2/simple_html_dom.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-cookie-kit/tags/2.3.2/simple_html_dom.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-cookie-kit/tags/2.3.2/simple_html_dom.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-cookie-kit/tags/2.3.2/simple_html_dom.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-cookie-kit/tags/2.3.2/plugin_frontend.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-cookie-kit/tags/2.3.2/plugin.php (opens in a new tab)