# CVE-2026-109973: Flipbox \<= 3.1.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'flip-box-image-upload-url-01-alt' Parameter

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-119215, GHSA-FPCQ-C836-79MC
- Severity: CVSS 6.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-11-07 · Updated: 2026-11-07

CVE-2026-109973 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.4 (medium) and affects Flipbox – Awesomes Flip Boxes Image Overlay; no fixed version is listed yet.

## Summary

The Flipbox (Image Hover Effects Ultimate Visual Composer) WordPress plugin has a stored cross-site scripting flaw in its image alt-text field. A remote attacker with at least contributor-level login can inject scripts that run in the browser of anyone who views a page containing the plugin's flip box shortcode or block.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- oxilab Flipbox – Awesomes Flip Boxes Image Overlay: through 3.1.1

## Description

The Image Hover Effects Ultimate Visual Composer (Flipbox - Awesomes Flip Boxes Image Overlay) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'flip-box-image-upload-url-01-alt' parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This is due to the plugin saving the image-alt field through sanitize_text_field() in Inc/Style22::register_child() (and Inc/Style18, 19, 20, 25, 29) — which preserves the double-quote character — and then concatenating the stored value into a double-quoted HTML attribute in Public_Render/Style22::default_render() (and the corresponding Style18/19/20/25/29 renderers) with no esc_attr() escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above (when an administrator has delegated the plugin's 'Who can edit' capability via the plugin Settings page, or on multisite installations where even administrators lack unfiltered_html), to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses any page containing an affected [oxilab_flip_box] shortcode or block.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on oxilab Flipbox – Awesomes Flip Boxes Image Overlay, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-109973 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-109973

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-109973?

Flipbox – Awesomes Flip Boxes Image Overlay: through 3.1.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-109973

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c3403cd6-31ba-4c36-a60e-d3e5c038af78?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/image-hover-effects-ultimate-visual-composer/tags/3.1.0/Public_Render/Style22.php#L58
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/image-hover-effects-ultimate-visual-composer/tags/3.1.0/Inc/Style22.php#L169
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/image-hover-effects-ultimate-visual-composer/tags/3.1.0/Page/Admin_Render.php#L128
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/image-hover-effects-ultimate-visual-composer/tags/3.1.0/Includes/Admin/Menu.php#L53
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3762680%40image-hover-effects-ultimate-visual-composer&new=3762680%40image-hover-effects-ultimate-visual-composer

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