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CVE-2026-16091

GamiPress <= 7.9.9.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'gamipress_rank' Shortcode

Published: Aug 1, 2026Updated: Aug 3, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
6.4MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 89.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

The GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'gamipress_rank' Shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.9.9.1 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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

rubengc
commercialaka webhooks integrations, rubengc gamipress, automatorwp
GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPressOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d9f257a9-d447-407c-83ae-3cc99254be3f?source=cve
wordfence.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.9/includes/filters.php#L1899
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.9/includes/shortcodes/gamipress_rank.php#L197
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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