The WP Carticon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'carticon_js_script'
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.4 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 16:14 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 Nov 2025
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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Users should restrict administrator access to trusted personnel and consider disabling or removing the WP Carticon plugin in multi-site environments or where 'unfiltered_html' is disabled until a fix is available. Monitor vendor advisories for updates regarding patches or official remediation.
Description
The WP Carticon plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 'carticon_js_script' parameter affecting all versions up to and including 1.0.0. This vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary scripts. The issue specifically affects multi-site installations and installations where the 'unfiltered_html' capability is disabled.