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Cross-site Scripting (XSS)Weakness · CWE-79

CVE-2026-32490

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-25
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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69/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in jgwhite33 WP TripAdvisor Review Slider wp-tripadvisor-review-slider allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP TripAdvisor Review Slider: from n/a through <= 14.1.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Stored XSS vulnerability in WP TripAdvisor Review Slider allows injection of malicious JavaScript through review input fields that are not properly sanitized before display on web pages. The vulnerability exists in the web page generation process when rendering TripAdvisor reviews.

MitigationUpdate the plugin to a version beyond 14.1 that includes proper input sanitization and output encoding, or implement server-side validation and contextual escaping for all review display functions.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Confirm plugin installation
    In WordPress admin, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'WP TripAdvisor Review Slider' or 'TripAdvisor Review Slider'. Verify the plugin is installed and activated.
    Affected if The plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation
  2. Identify installed plugin version
    In Plugins > Installed Plugins, find the WP TripAdvisor Review Slider entry and record the version number displayed under the plugin name. Compare this version against the affected range (14.1 and earlier).
    Affected if The installed version is 14.1 or earlier
  3. Locate active review display components
    Search WordPress pages, posts, and widget areas for shortcodes such as [tripadvisor_review_slider], [wptripadvisor], or similar patterns that render TripAdvisor reviews. Also check any plugin settings pages for configured review displays.
    Affected if Shortcodes, widgets, or templates that display TripAdvisor reviews are in use on the site
  4. Inspect rendered output for unescaped content
    Visit a page displaying TripAdvisor reviews in a browser, right-click and view the page source. Search for review text content within the page and verify whether special characters (< > " ') appear as HTML entities (e.g., &lt;, &gt;, &quot;) or as raw characters.
    Affected if Review content on the rendered page contains raw HTML tags or unescaped special characters
  5. Check database for injected script content
    Access the WordPress database (via phpMyAdmin or mysql CLI) and query the posts table for any custom post type created by this plugin. Examine the post_content or meta fields for review entries containing <script> tags, javascript: protocols, or HTML event handlers such as onerror, onload, or onmouseover.
    Affected if Database contains review records with raw script tags or event handler attributes

The environment is affected if WP TripAdvisor Review Slider version 14.1 or earlier is installed, the review display functionality is actively rendering reviews on pages, and those reviews contain unescaped HTML/JavaScript content in the rendered output.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update the plugin to a version beyond 14.1 that includes proper input sanitization and output encoding, or implement server-side validation and contextual escaping for all review display functions.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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