CVE-2026-16786 PUBLISHED

Live Composer <= 2.1.19 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via dslc_module_testimonials_output Shortcode

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 23.07.2026 Published: 01.09.2026 Updated: 01.09.2026

The Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via dslc_module_testimonials_output Shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.19 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. The injected payload survives save-time wp_kses_post filtering because KSES treats shortcode delimiters as opaque, and the unescaped fields — including main_heading_title, view_all_link, main_heading_link_title, and main_filter_title_all — are only rendered when do_shortcode() executes at page-view time.

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CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.4

Product Status

Vendor livecomposer
Product Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.1.19 (incl.)

Credits

  • Wordfence PRISM finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE