CVE-2026-120685: Real Testimonials (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting
Affects Real Testimonials (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.4 Medium.
Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 11:49 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 7 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 7 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| shapedpluginReal Testimonials – Testimonial Slider, Collect Customer Reviews and Video Testimonials | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Users should verify if a vendor patch or update is available and apply it promptly. Until a fix is released, administrators should enable the 'Strip All HTML Tags' option in the display block settings to mitigate the risk by preventing HTML content rendering in testimonials. Additionally, carefully review and approve testimonials to avoid accepting malicious content.
Description
The Real Testimonials plugin for WordPress up to version 4.1.0 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) via the 'tpro_client_image' and 'tpro_client_testimonial' parameters. This vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts. Exploitation requires an administrator to have a specific display block setting disabled and to approve the malicious testimonial content. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.4.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/756c203e-8fbe-46f0-8ae7-a3f2d005cd6f?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/testimonial-free/tags/4.1.0/src/Blocks/Templates/template-parts/testimonial-content.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/testimonial-free/tags/4.1.0/src/Blocks/API/APIHelper.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/testimonial-free/tags/4.1.0/src/Blocks/API/APIHelper.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/testimonial-free/tags/4.1.0/src/Blocks/API/ManageAPI.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/testimonial-free/tags/4.1.0/src/Blocks/Includes/TestimonialQuery.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3781836/testimonial-free (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3781836/testimonial-free/trunk/src/Blocks/Templates/template-parts/testimonial-content.php (opens in a new tab)