What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-2716?

CVE-2026-2716 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of WordPress are affected by CVE-2026-2716?

Organizations using all should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2026-2716, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 4.4.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-2716?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems running all and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

WordPress CVE-2026-2716

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2026-02-19 security@wordfence.com

WordPress XSS

4.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.4 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 22:03 vuln.today

CVE Published

Feb 19, 2026 - 10:16 nvd

MEDIUM 4.4

DescriptionCVE.org

The Client Testimonial Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Testimonial Heading' setting in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

AnalysisAI

Stored XSS in the Client Testimonial Slider WordPress plugin through version 2.0 allows administrators to inject malicious scripts into the 'Testimonial Heading' setting due to inadequate input sanitization. The injected scripts execute when users view affected pages, impacting multi-site WordPress installations or sites with unfiltered_html disabled. Currently no patch is available.

Technical ContextAI

Classified as CWE-79 (Cross-site Scripting (XSS)). Affects Client Testimonial Slider (WordPress plugin). The Client Testimonial Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Testimonial Heading' setting in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installatio

Affected ProductsAI

Vendor: WordPress. Product: Client Testimonial Slider (WordPress plugin).

RemediationAI

Monitor vendor advisories for a patch. Implement output encoding and Content Security Policy headers. Restrict network access to the affected service where possible.