CVE-2026-6972
SKT Skill Bar <= 2.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
The SKT Skill Bar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the chart_size attribute of the skillwrapper shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.6. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the chart_size attribute, which is concatenated directly into an inline <style> block. 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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.4
SKT Skill Bar <= 2.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
The SKT Skill Bar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the chart_size attribute of the skillwrapper shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.6. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the chart_size attribute, which is concatenated directly into an inline <style> block. 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.
- Record
CVE-2026-6972- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-53186
6.4
The SKT Skill Bar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the chart_size attribute of the skillwrapper shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.6. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the chart_size attribute, which is concatenated directly into an inline <style> block. 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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-53186- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6qv8-88q7-vr84
6.4
The SKT Skill Bar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ...
The SKT Skill Bar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the chart_size attribute of the skillwrapper shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.6. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the chart_size attribute, which is concatenated directly into an inline <style> block. 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.
- Record
GHSA-6qv8-88q7-vr84- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.4
The SKT Skill Bar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the chart_size attribute of the skillwrapper shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.6. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the chart_size attribute, which is concatenated directly into an inline <style> block. 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.
- Record
CVE-2026-6972- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-6972 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Sonalsinha21 Skt Skill Bar, published August 5, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/eb689760-837f-45e6-ba51-a834053be6ae?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/skt-skill-bar/tags/2.6/sktskillbar.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/skt-skill-bar/trunk/sktskillbar.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3565730%40skt-skill-bar%2Ftrunk&old=3565726%40skt-skill-bar%2Ftrunk
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6972
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6qv8-88q7-vr84