CVE-2026-109973 json
Flipbox <= 3.1.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'flip-box-image-upload-url-01-alt' Parameter
published 4d ago modified 4d ago also EUVD-2026-119215
- cvss
- 6.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 16%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Image Hover Effects Ultimate Visual Composer (Flipbox - Awesomes Flip Boxes Image Overlay) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'flip-box-image-upload-url-01-alt' parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This is due to the plugin saving the image-alt field through sanitize_text_field() in Inc/Style22::register_child() (and Inc/Style18, 19, 20, 25, 29) — which preserves the double-quote character — and then concatenating the stored value into a double-quoted HTML attribute in Public_Render/Style22::default_render() (and the corresponding Style18/19/20/25/29 renderers) with no esc_attr() escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above (when an administrator has delegated the plugin's 'Who can edit' capability via the plugin Settings page, or on multisite installations where even administrators lack unfiltered_html), to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses any page containing an affected [oxilab_flip_box] shortcode or block.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4d ago
Exploit prediction
0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- oxilab Flipbox – Awesomes Flip Boxes Image Overlay
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c3403cd6-31ba-4c36-a60e-d3e5c038af78?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/image-hover-effects-ultimate-visual-composer/tags/3.1.0/Public_Render/Style22.php#L58
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/image-hover-effects-ultimate-visual-composer/tags/3.1.0/Inc/Style22.php#L169
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/image-hover-effects-ultimate-visual-composer/tags/3.1.0/Page/Admin_Render.php#L128
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/image-hover-effects-ultimate-visual-composer/tags/3.1.0/Includes/Admin/Menu.php#L53
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?reponame=&old=3762680%40image-hover-effects-ultimate-visual-composer&new=3762680%40image-hover-effe
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-109973
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