wpchill Strong Testimonials Plugin up to 3.3.11 on WordPress platform_user_photo Custom Field cross site scripting

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in wpchill Strong Testimonials Plugin up to 3.3.11. Affected is an unknown function of the component platform_user_photo Custom Field. The manipulation of the argument platform_user_photo leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-96650. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in wpchill Strong Testimonials Plugin up to 3.3.11. This issue affects an unknown code of the component platform_user_photo Custom Field. The manipulation of the argument platform_user_photo 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 Strong Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'platform_user_photo' Custom Field in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.11 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires that an administrator has added custom text fields named 'platform' and 'platform_user_photo' to a public testimonial submission form, as the plugin does not reserve those internal metadata keys.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-96650 since 09/23/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. 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.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• wpchill

Name

• Strong Testimonials Plugin

Version

• 3.3.0
• 3.3.1
• 3.3.2
• 3.3.3
• 3.3.4
• 3.3.5
• 3.3.6
• 3.3.7
• 3.3.8
• 3.3.9
• 3.3.10
• 3.3.11

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