rubengc GamiPress Plugin up to 7.9.9.1 on WordPress Shortcode gamipress_rank cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in rubengc GamiPress Plugin up to 7.9.9.1. This vulnerability affects the function gamipress_rank of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-16091. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in rubengc GamiPress Plugin up to 7.9.9.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function gamipress_rank of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'gamipress_rank' Shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.9.9.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-16091 since 07/17/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-51763). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• rubengc

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• GamiPress Plugin

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• 7.9.9.0
• 7.9.9.1

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