CVE-2026-8701
No known patch is available for this vulnerability.
The affected plugin has been removed from the WordPress.org directory, and no patched version is being distributed through the official directory. If you have the affected software installed, you should uninstall or replace it rather than wait for an update.
Description
The GNTT Post Title Ticker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in version 1.0 via the title-ticker-slide, title-ticker-fade, and title-ticker-typing shortcodes. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on shortcode attributes (notably border, width, height, header_background, header_text_color, and id) within the gntt_title_ticker_slide(), gntt_title_ticker_fade(), and gntt_title_ticker_typing() functions. None of these attribute values are passed through esc_attr() or any other escaping function before being concatenated into HTML output. 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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Affected products
2= 1.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: = 1.0
- (no CPE)range: = 1.0
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References
3News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 25, 2026 to May 31, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Jun 4, 2026