Vulnerability Description
The Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dslc_module_downloads_output' Shortcode Content in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.21 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. The save-time wp_kses_post check is bypassed because the payload is stored as a serialized string containing no HTML tags for kses to tokenize, and the shortcode callback re-emits attacker-controlled values — including view_all_link (href attribute), main_heading_title (h2 body), button_text (anchor body), and button_inline_svg (anchor body) — without any escaping at render time.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/live-composer-page-builder/tags/2.1.1
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/live-composer-page-builder/tags/2.1.1
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/live-composer-page-builder/tags/2.1.1
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/live-composer-page-builder/tags/2.1.1
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/live-composer-page-builder/tags/2.1.1
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/live-composer-page-builder/tags/2.1.1
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3705127%40live-compos
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1d072660-515c-4fd9-903
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-16778?
CVE-2026-16778 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM). The Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dslc_module_downloads_output' Shortcode Content in all versions up to, and inc...
How severe is CVE-2026-16778?
CVE-2026-16778 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-16778?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.