The Real Testimonials – Testimonial Slider, Collect Customer Reviews and Video Testimonials plugin for WordPress is
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.7 Medium.
Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 13:06 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Wordfence) | CVSS 3.1 | 4.7 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/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
Since exploitation requires administrator actions, restricting administrative access and carefully reviewing testimonials before publishing can mitigate risk. Monitor vendor advisories for updates or patches addressing this vulnerability.
Description
The Real Testimonials WordPress plugin up to version 4.1.0 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) via the 'tpro_client_name' parameter. This vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts. Exploitation requires an administrator to publish the testimonial, preview it via AJAX, and save an update, which stores the malicious payload. The attacker cannot trigger the vulnerability without administrator interaction.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120509 (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/testimonial-free/tags/4.1.0/src/Admin/Views/Framework/Classes/metabox.class.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/testimonial-free/tags/4.1.0/src/Admin/Views/Framework/Classes/metabox.class.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/testimonial-free/tags/4.1.0/src/Frontend/Helper.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/testimonial-free/tags/4.1.0/src/Frontend/Views/partials/submit-form.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/Frontend/Helper.php (opens in a new tab)
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f3c52521-763b-4618-8d8f-fc1f49554be2?source=cve (opens in a new tab)