CVE-2026-74933

GenieWords 1.5.27 - 1.5.34 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS and Configuration Overwrite

Published Sep 13, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The GenieWords WordPress plugin from 1.5.27 to 1.5.34 does not have authorisation checks on some of its REST API and AJAX actions, and decodes stored values before printing them, allowing unauthenticated users to overwrite its configuration and inject arbitrary web scripts that execute on every front-end page.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions geniewords
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions geniewords
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285
CWE-79
CWE-862
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285
CWE-79
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The GenieWords WordPress plugin from 1.5.27 to 1.5.34 does not have authorisation checks on some of its REST API and AJAX actions, and decodes stored values before printing them, allowing unauthenticated users to overwrite its configuration and inject arbitrary web scripts that execute on every front-end page.
Title GenieWords 1.5.27 - 1.5.34 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS and Configuration Overwrite
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Sep 14, 2026, 12:39 PM
Reserved
Aug 17, 2026, 11:38 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 13, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Sep 14, 2026, 9:10 PM