CVE-2026-101162 WP Ultimate Review < 2.4.4 - Author+ Stored XSS via Review Overview Settings
Authors can inject malicious scripts via review overview settings, leading to stored XSS attacks when author reviews are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-101162?
CVE-2026-101162 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Ultimate Review, published on 3 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP Ultimate Review WordPress plugin before 2.4.4 does not escape some of its review overview settings before outputting them in posts, which could allow users with a role as low as author to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, when author reviews are enabled.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-101162?
How do I fix CVE-2026-101162?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-101162 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2026-101162 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-101162 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5x2w-pxc2-hmcq.