Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2026· Updated May 5, 2026
CVE-2026-5077
CVE-2026-5077
Description
The Total theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via post titles in versions up to, and including, 2.2.1 due to insufficient output escaping when rendering the_title() inside HTML attribute context in the home blog section template. 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. Exploitation requires the malicious post to be published and displayed with a featured image in the Home Page blog section.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 27, 2026 to May 3, 2026)Wordfence Blog · May 7, 2026