CVE-2026-16091
GamiPress <= 7.9.9.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'gamipress_rank' Shortcode
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.4 Medium
- Published
- Aug 1, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 17, 2026
Description
The GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'gamipress_rank' Shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.9.9.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPressrubengc |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d9f257a9-d447-407c-83ae-3cc99254be3f?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.9/includes/filters.php#L1899
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.9/includes/shortcodes/gamipress_rank.php#L197
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.9/includes/shortcodes/gamipress_rank.php#L203
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.9/includes/template-functions.php#L74
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.9/templates/rank.php#L162
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3619577%40gamipress&new=3619577%40gamipress
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