CVE-2024-3261: Strong Testimonials < 3.1.12 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-04-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Strong Testimonials WordPress plugin before 3.1.12 does not validate and escape some of its Testimonial fields before outputting them back in a page/post, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. The attack requires a specific view to be performed

Affected products

WP Chill Strong Testimonials: before 3.1.12 — fixed in 3.1.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Chill Strong Testimonials 3.1.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5a0d5922-eefc-48e1-9681-b63e420bb8b3/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5a0d5922-eefc-48e1-9681-b63e420bb8b3/

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