CVE-2026-92235: WP Ultimate Review <= 2.4.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via 'xs_submit_review_data[xs_reviw_summery]' Parameter

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 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: none known
Published: 2026-09-22 · updated 2026-09-22
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

The The WP Ultimate Review plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.2. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

Affected products

Wpmet Wp Ultimate Review: through 2.4.2

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/app/content.php#L189
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/app/content.php#L341
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/app/content.php#L360
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/app/content.php#L56
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/init.php#L271
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/views/public/meta-box-user-review.php#L538
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3703958%40wp-ultimate-review&new=3703958%40wp-ultimate-review
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dc0fe855-97b7-46ef-b1c8-1602447e97e6?source=cve

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