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

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-11-06 · updated 2026-10-07
• Weakness: CWE-79

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.

Affected products

• WP Chill Strong Testimonials: through 3.2.16

References

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

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