CVE-2026-96578
GSpeech TTS <= 3.22.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content
Description
The GSpeech TTS – WordPress Text To Speech Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content in all versions up to, and including, 3.22.0 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 mXSS-style transform bypasses WordPress comment kses sanitization because the payload is stored using only kses-allowed tags and attributes; the malicious event handlers and style fragments become active only when the plugin's output-buffer callback rewrites the rendered HTML at request time.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 2, 2026, 8:17 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 2, 2026, 8:17 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the GSpeech TTS plugin to the latest version.
- Ensure input sanitization and output escaping are properly implemented.
- Review plugin code for similar vulnerabilities.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 02, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The GSpeech TTS – WordPress Text To Speech Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content in all versions up to, and including, 3.22.0 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 mXSS-style transform bypasses WordPress comment kses sanitization because the payload is stored using only kses-allowed tags and attributes; the malicious event handlers and style fragments become active only when the plugin's output-buffer callback rewrites the rendered HTML at request time. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/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/2026/96xxx/CVE-2026-96578.json">CVE-2026-96578</a> Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gspeech/tags/3.21.5/includes/gspeech_frontend.php#L160 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gspeech/tags/3.21.5/includes/gspeech_frontend.php#L459 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gspeech/tags/3.21.5/includes/gspeech_frontend.php#L540 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3717307%40gspeech&new=3717307%40gspeech Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/06017af2-58d9-40e3-bb87-2f29c3e89560?source=cve