CVE-2026-6972: SKT Skill Bar (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting
Affects SKT Skill Bar (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.4 Medium.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Aug 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 4 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sonalsinha21SKT Skill Bar | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the SKT Skill Bar plugin if possible to mitigate risk.
Description
The SKT Skill Bar WordPress plugin up to version 2.6 is vulnerable to a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw via the chart_size attribute of the skillwrapper shortcode. This vulnerability arises from insufficient sanitization and escaping of user input, allowing authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view the affected pages.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/eb689760-837f-45e6-ba51-a834053be6ae?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/skt-skill-bar/tags/2.6/sktskillbar.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/skt-skill-bar/trunk/sktskillbar.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/skt-skill-bar/tags/2.6/sktskillbar.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/skt-skill-bar/tags/2.6/sktskillbar.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3565730%40skt-skill-bar%2Ftrunk&old=3565726%40skt-skill-bar%2Ftrunk (opens in a new tab)