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

CVE-2026-32528

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-25
Mitigation only
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 don-themes Riode riode allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Riode: from n/a through < 1.6.29.

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

Reflected XSS vulnerability in the Riode theme (don-themes) where user-supplied input in web pages is not properly sanitized before being rendered, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts via URL parameters that get reflected back in the page response.

MitigationUpdate Riode theme to version 1.6.29 or later to obtain the security patch; implement proper input validation and output encoding as a defense-in-depth measure.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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. Locate Riode theme installation
    Check your web server document root for the Riode theme files, typically found in wp-content/themes/riode (WordPress) or similar theme directories. Look for a style.css or theme.json file containing 'Riode' or 'don-themes' in the metadata.
    Affected if The Riode theme files are present in the environment
  2. Identify installed Riode version
    Open the theme's main style.css file or theme.json and locate the 'Version:' or 'version' field in the theme header metadata. Alternatively, check for a version.php or version.json file within the theme directory.
    Affected if The version field cannot be read or returns a version earlier than 1.6.29
  3. Verify URL parameter handling is active
    Test if the theme reflects URL parameters in page content by navigating to any page on the site and appending a test parameter such as ?testparam=<script>alert(1)</script> to the URL. Examine if the raw parameter name or value appears in the page HTML source.
    Affected if URL parameter values are reflected verbatim in the rendered page HTML without encoding or sanitization
  4. Confirm version is within affected range
    Compare the identified version number against the fixed version 1.6.29. Versions below 1.6.29 (e.g., 1.6.28, 1.6.0, 1.5.x) are considered vulnerable.
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 1.6.29

A user is affected if the Riode theme is installed with a version lower than 1.6.29 and URL parameters are reflected in page output without proper encoding.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update Riode theme to version 1.6.29 or later to obtain the security patch; implement proper input validation and output encoding as a defense-in-depth measure.

Recommended fix High confidence

Riode theme version 1.6.29 or later

  1. Backup the entire WordPress website including database and files before proceeding with any updates
  2. Download Riode theme version 1.6.29 or later from the official don-themes source (ThemeForest or don-themes.com)
  3. Navigate to WordPress Admin > Appearance > Themes
  4. Deactivate the current Riode theme or replace it with the new version
  5. Upload and activate the updated Riode theme (version 1.6.29 or higher)
  6. Clear any server-side caches (WP Rocket, Autoptimize, hosting cache) and CDN caches
  7. Verify the website frontend and admin area function correctly after the update
  8. Test that the XSS vulnerability is remediated by checking the affected parameters are now properly sanitized

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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