Description
Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Ditty <= 3.1.69 versions.
Published: 2026-09-23
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Cross Site Scripting
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability allows a malicious contributor to inject arbitrary script code into pages rendered by the Ditty plugin. This enables an attacker to perform client‑side code execution on any visitor who views the affected content, potentially leading to phishing, cookie theft, or defacement, but no specific privileged escalation or other attacks are indicated in the CVE description.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites using the Ditty plugin by metaphorcreations with version 3.1.69 or earlier are affected. The vulnerability does not involve any other WordPress core components.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates medium severity. EPSS is not available and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers would need the ability to add content through the plugin’s contributor interface, which is available to users with contributor or higher roles. The likely attack vector is an authenticated contributor submitting malicious input via the frontend contributor form.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 23, 2026 at 21:00 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update the WordPress Ditty plugin to the latest available version (at least 3.1.70).


OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Ditty plugin to version 3.1.70 or later to apply the XSS fix.
  • Restrict contributor privileges or temporarily disable the plugin until the update can be applied.
  • Implement a Content Security Policy header on the WordPress site to mitigate any residual script execution risk.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 23, 2026 at 21:00 UTC.

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History

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Metaphorcreations
Metaphorcreations ditty
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Metaphorcreations
Metaphorcreations ditty
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Ditty <= 3.1.69 versions.
Title WordPress Ditty plugin <= 3.1.69 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

Metaphorcreations Ditty
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T18:50:46.605Z

Reserved: 2026-09-21T17:19:14.097Z

Link: CVE-2026-94461

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-23T19:19:49.390

Modified: 2026-09-23T19:39:08.847

Link: CVE-2026-94461

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T23:30:08Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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