CVE-2026-120685
Real Testimonials <= 4.1.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via JPEG IPTC Caption + '[gallery]' Shortcode Chain
Description
The Real Testimonials – Testimonial Slider, Collect Customer Reviews and Video Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'tpro_client_image (JPEG IPTC caption) + tpro_client_testimonial ([gallery] shortcode)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires an administrator to have the display block configured with the Strip All HTML Tags option disabled, which is the plugin's native setting for rendering formatted testimonial content, and to have approved the submitted testimonials.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 7, 2026, 12:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2026, 12:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Real Testimonials plugin to the latest version.
- Review and sanitize all user-submitted content.
- Enable HTML tag stripping for testimonials.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Real Testimonials – Testimonial Slider, Collect Customer Reviews and Video Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'tpro_client_image (JPEG IPTC caption) + tpro_client_testimonial ([gallery] shortcode)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires an administrator to have the display block configured with the Strip All HTML Tags option disabled, which is the plugin's native setting for rendering formatted testimonial content, and to have approved the submitted testimonials. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-79 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/120xxx/CVE-2026-120685.json">CVE-2026-120685</a> Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/testimonial-free/tags/4.1.0/src/Blocks/API/APIHelper.php#L151 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/testimonial-free/tags/4.1.0/src/Blocks/API/APIHelper.php#L50 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/testimonial-free/tags/4.1.0/src/Blocks/API/ManageAPI.php#L352 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/testimonial-free/tags/4.1.0/src/Blocks/Includes/TestimonialQuery.php#L240 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/testimonial-free/tags/4.1.0/src/Blocks/Templates/template-parts/testimonial-content.php#L34 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3781836/testimonial-free Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3781836/testimonial-free/trunk/src/Blocks/Templates/template-parts/testimonial-content.php Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/756c203e-8fbe-46f0-8ae7-a3f2d005cd6f?source=cve