Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in myCred Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-17149

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2026-17149?

The myCred plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability via the 'wrapper' Shortcode Attribute. This issue arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping, allowing authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts could execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page, posing significant risks to users and the integrity of the website.

Affected Version(s)

Points Management System For Gamification, Ranks, Badges, and Loyalty Rewards Program – myCred 0 <= 3.2.4

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mycred/tags/3....
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mycred/tags/3....

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
.