Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in myCred Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-8607

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2026-8607?

The myCred plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability through the 'wrap' shortcode attribute due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can exploit this flaw to inject arbitrary scripts into pages. These scripts will run whenever a user visits the compromised page, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure.

Affected Version(s)

Points Management System For Gamification, Ranks, Badges, and Loyalty Rewards Program – myCred 0 <= 3.1

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

Romain Deperne
.