WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Dictionary <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Direct Dictionary Update

Description

The plugin does not have authorisation, sanitisation or escaping in place when adding or updating dictionary entries, allowing unauthenticated users to store arbitrary web scripts which will execute when a user views an affected entry.

Exploitation requires the plugin's data file to be writable by PHP, which is the shipped state wherever PHP owns the plugin files and is what the plugin's own word-management feature depends on.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

No known fix

References

Classification

Type
XSS
CWE
CVSS

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Pablo González Pérez, Francisco José Ramírez Vicente, and Iñigo Sánchez Enciso
Submitter
Pablo González Pérez, Francisco José Ramírez Vicente, and Iñigo Sánchez Enciso
Submitter website
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-09-15 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-09-15 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-15 (about 1 day ago)

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