CVE-2026-16090

GamiPress <= 7.9.9.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via gamipress_achievement Shortcode

Published Aug 1, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'heading_size' Shortcode Attribute in 'gamipress_achievement' 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. WordPress save-time wp_kses_post does not neutralize this payload because the injected value is stored inside a shortcode attribute rather than as a raw HTML tag, and is only emitted into HTML at render time without escaping.

Remediation

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History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Rubengc
Rubengc gamipress – Gamification Plugin To Reward Points, Achievements, Badges & Ranks In Wordpress
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Vendors & Products Rubengc
Rubengc gamipress – Gamification Plugin To Reward Points, Achievements, Badges & Ranks In Wordpress
Wordpress
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Description The GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'heading_size' Shortcode Attribute in 'gamipress_achievement' 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. WordPress save-time wp_kses_post does not neutralize this payload because the injected value is stored inside a shortcode attribute rather than as a raw HTML tag, and is only emitted into HTML at render time without escaping.
Title GamiPress <= 7.9.9.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via gamipress_achievement Shortcode
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2026, 5:36 PM
Reserved
Jul 17, 2026, 2:05 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 1, 2026, 9:17 AM
Modified
Aug 12, 2026, 9:00 PM