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The wp_kses_post filter applied at post save does not neutralize this payload because only the inert shortcode text is stored in post_content; the dangerous HTML is synthesized at render time by the shortcode handler, entirely bypassing save-time sanitization.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00375,"percentile":0.3174,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"published":"2026-07-28T06:54:36Z","modified":"2026-07-28T16:07:15Z","products":[{"vendor":"rubengc","product":"gamipress – gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges \u0026 ranks in wordpress"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dedd24e6-ac0c-48cd-a76a-8fb61d2c3c0f?source=cve"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.8/includes/filters.php#L263"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.8/includes/filters.php#L390"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.8/includes/filters.php#L542"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.8/includes/filters.php#L1885"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.8/includes/shortcodes/gamipress_points_types.php#L212"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=\u0026old=3619577%40gamipress\u0026new=3619577%40gamipress"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15730"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7p7j-cq8p-mmhq"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-15730","title":"GamiPress \u003c= 7.9.9.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'heading_size' Shortcode Attribute","description":"The GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges \u0026 ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'heading_size' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 7.9.9.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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. The wp_kses_post filter applied at post save does not neutralize this payload because only the inert shortcode text is stored in post_content; the dangerous HTML is synthesized at render time by the shortcode handler, entirely bypassing save-time sanitization.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-28T06:54:36.591Z","modified":"2026-07-28T13:30:26.477Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:47:39.876248Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-49713","description":"The GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges \u0026 ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'heading_size' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 7.9.9.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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. The wp_kses_post filter applied at post save does not neutralize this payload because only the inert shortcode text is stored in post_content; the dangerous HTML is synthesized at render time by the shortcode handler, entirely bypassing save-time sanitization.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-28T06:54:36Z","modified":"2026-07-28T13:30:26Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:02:31.827348Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-7p7j-cq8p-mmhq","title":"The GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges \u0026 ranks in WordPress...","description":"The GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges \u0026 ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'heading_size' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 7.9.9.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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. 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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. The wp_kses_post filter applied at post save does not neutralize this payload because only the inert shortcode text is stored in post_content; the dangerous HTML is synthesized at render time by the shortcode handler, entirely bypassing save-time sanitization.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-28T08:17:15.23Z","modified":"2026-07-28T16:07:15.84Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:33.249634Z"}]}}