Strong Testimonials <= 3.2.16 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

4.3
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2025-11268
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published November 5, 2025
Last Updated November 6, 2025
Researcher Kishan Vyas

Description

The Strong Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.16. This is due to the software allowing users to submit a testimonial in which a value is not properly validated or sanitized prior to being passed to a do_shortcode call. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes if an administrator previews or publishes a crafted testimonial.

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Vulnerability Details for Strong Testimonials

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug strong-testimonials (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.2.17, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 3.2.16
Patched Version
  • 3.2.17

Recent vulnerabilities in Strong Testimonials

# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 Strong Testimonials <= 3.2.21 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via testimonial_view Shortcode CVE-2026-3239 6.4 Ronnachai Sretawat Na Ayutaya (Simonhaskelly) April 7, 2026
2 Strong Testimonials <= 3.2.18 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Rating Meta Update CVE-2025-14426 4.3 type5afe December 29, 2025
3 Strong Testimonials <= 3.2.20 - Missing Authorization CVE-2026-24957 4.3 Doan Dinh Van (d52v) December 28, 2025
4 Strong Testimonials <= 3.2.11 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom Fields CVE-2025-7367 6.4 ISMAILSHADOW July 14, 2025
5 Strong Testimonials <= 3.2.3 - Missing Authorization CVE-2025-26975 5.3 Revan Arifio February 23, 2025
6 Strong Testimonials <= 3.1.16 - Missing Authorization CVE-2024-47362 4.3 Joshua Chan September 30, 2024
7 Strong Testimonials <= 3.1.12 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Improper Authorization to Views Modification CVE-2023-6491 4.3 Rafshanzani Suhada June 6, 2024
8 Strong Testimonials <= 3.1.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2024-3261 6.4 Dmitrii Ignatyev April 3, 2024
9 Strong Testimonials <= 3.1.10 - Cross-Site Request Forgery CVE-2023-52123 4.3 Brandon James Roldan (tomorrowisnew) December 28, 2023
10 Strong Testimonials <= 3.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcodes CVE-2023-26013 6.4 Rafshanzani Suhada February 21, 2023

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