CVE-2026-3997
Text Toggle <= 1.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'title' Shortcode Attribute
Description
The Text Toggle plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'title' shortcode attribute of the [tt_part] and [tt] shortcodes in all versions up to and including 1.1. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied shortcode attributes. Specifically, in the avp_texttoggle_part_shortcode() function, the 'title' attribute is extracted from shortcode attributes and concatenated directly into HTML output without any escaping — both within an HTML attribute context (title="...") on line 116 and in HTML content on line 119. While the 'class' attribute is properly validated using ctype_alnum(), the 'title' attribute has no sanitization whatsoever. An attacker can inject double-quote characters to break out of the title attribute and inject arbitrary HTML attributes including event handlers. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
INFO
Published Date :
March 21, 2026, 4:17 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 21, 2026, 4:17 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Text Toggle plugin to version 1.2 or later.
- Apply patches provided by the plugin vendor.
- Review and sanitize all user-supplied shortcode attributes.
- Escape all output properly in shortcode functions.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Text Toggle plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'title' shortcode attribute of the [tt_part] and [tt] shortcodes in all versions up to and including 1.1. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied shortcode attributes. Specifically, in the avp_texttoggle_part_shortcode() function, the 'title' attribute is extracted from shortcode attributes and concatenated directly into HTML output without any escaping — both within an HTML attribute context (title="...") on line 116 and in HTML content on line 119. While the 'class' attribute is properly validated using ctype_alnum(), the 'title' attribute has no sanitization whatsoever. An attacker can inject double-quote characters to break out of the title attribute and inject arbitrary HTML attributes including event handlers. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-79 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/text-toggle/tags/1.1/avp-texttoggle.php#L108 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/text-toggle/tags/1.1/avp-texttoggle.php#L116 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/text-toggle/tags/1.1/avp-texttoggle.php#L119 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/text-toggle/tags/1.1/avp-texttoggle.php#L72 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/text-toggle/trunk/avp-texttoggle.php#L108 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/text-toggle/trunk/avp-texttoggle.php#L116 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/text-toggle/trunk/avp-texttoggle.php#L119 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/text-toggle/trunk/avp-texttoggle.php#L72 Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d7ac0683-120f-4e76-9d44-5ee1c789b2c8?source=cve