# CVE-2026-74933: GenieWords 1.5.27 - 1.5.34 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS and Configuration Overwrite

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject scripts and overwrite configuration in the GenieWords WordPress plugin, leading to code execution and data modification.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pqm3-8fwq-qwhf

## What is CVE-2026-74933?

CVE-2026-74933 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown GenieWords, published on 13 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The GenieWords WordPress plugin from 1.5.27 to 1.5.34 does not have authorisation checks on some of its REST API and AJAX actions, and decodes stored values before printing them, allowing unauthenticated users to overwrite its configuration and inject arbitrary web scripts that execute on every front-end page.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-74933?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-74933?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-74933 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-74933 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-74933 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-74933 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-74933 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown GenieWords, published on 13 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-74933 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown GenieWords. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-74933/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-74933/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74933
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74933
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-74933

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-74933/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.