WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Donation Thermometer 2.2.9 - 2.2.11 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Description
The plugin does not escape a colour value taken from a shortcode attribute before using it in an attribute of the generated legend markup, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to inject arbitrary event handlers that execute when the page is viewed.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 2.3.0 References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Philipp Doblhofer
Submitter
Philipp Doblhofer
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-10-12 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-10-12 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-12 (about 1 day ago)
