Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Total WordPress Theme by WP
CVE-2026-5077

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Total
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 May 2026

What is CVE-2026-5077?

The Total theme for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to inadequate output escaping when rendering titles in the home blog section template. This vulnerability allows authenticated users with contributor-level access and higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. The exploitation occurs when a malicious post containing a script is published and displayed with a featured image, leading to script execution whenever a user visits the affected page.

Affected Version(s)

Total 0 <= 2.2.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/320590/total

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Osvaldo Noe Gonzalez Del Rio
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