Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Team Section Block Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-0833

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor: WordPress
Status: Team Section Block – Showcase Team Members With Layout Options
Vendor: CVE Published:; 17 January 2026

What is CVE-2026-0833?

The Team Section Block plugin for WordPress is affected by a vulnerability that allows attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The issue arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping on user-provided social network URLs. This vulnerability enables the execution of malicious scripts when a user visits an injected page, posing severe risks to site security and user data integrity. Users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

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Affected Version(s)

Team Section Block – Showcase Team Members with Layout Options * <= 2.0.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/team-section/t...

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
Jan 17, 2026
Vulnerability Reserved
Jan 9, 2026

Credit

Athiwat Tiprasaharn

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