CVE-2026-16090

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

2026-07-31 19:28
Wordfence PRISM

Vulnerability Overview

The GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'heading_size' Shortcode Attribute in 'gamipress_achievement' 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. WordPress save-time wp_kses_post does not neutralize this payload because the injected value is stored inside a shortcode attribute rather than as a raw HTML tag, and is only emitted into HTML at render time without escaping.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 7.9.9.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')) The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

External References

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CVE-2026-16090: GamiPress <= 7.9.9.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via gamipress_achievement Shortcode