CVE-2026-77829

Cooked <= 1.16.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via [cooked-timer] Shortcode Content

Published Oct 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Cooked – Recipe Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via [cooked-timer] Shortcode Content in all versions up to, and including, 1.16.1 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.

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Goratech
Goratech cooked
Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions cooked
Vendors & Products Goratech
Goratech cooked
Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions cooked
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Cooked – Recipe Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via [cooked-timer] Shortcode Content in all versions up to, and including, 1.16.1 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.
Title Cooked <= 1.16.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via [cooked-timer] Shortcode Content
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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Oct 16, 2026, 4:20 PM
Reserved
Aug 21, 2026, 2:51 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 16, 2026, 4:18 AM
Modified
Oct 16, 2026, 5:17 PM