Stored Cross-Site Scripting in myCred Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-0550

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Points Management System For Gamification, Ranks, Badges, And Loyalty Rewards Program – Mycred
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 February 2026

What is CVE-2026-0550?

The myCred plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the 'mycred_load_coupon' shortcode. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious web scripts. These scripts will execute automatically when a user accesses the affected pages, posing a significant security risk to all users interacting with the compromised content.

Affected Version(s)

Points Management System For Gamification, Ranks, Badges, and Loyalty Rewards Program – myCred 0 <= 2.9.7.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3440785/mycr...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Muhammad Yudha - DJ
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