Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in GamiPress - Gamification Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-16091

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Gamipress – Gamification Plugin To Reward Points, Achievements, Badges & Ranks In WordPress
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-16091?

The GamiPress - Gamification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'gamipress_rank' shortcode, affecting all versions up to and including 7.9.9.1. This vulnerability arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping, enabling authenticated users with contributor-level access and above to inject malicious scripts. When users access the compromised pages, these scripts will execute, potentially compromising data integrity and user security.

Affected Version(s)

GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress 0 <= 7.9.9.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags...

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

Wordfence PRISM
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