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.

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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