---
title: "CVE-2026-92235: WP Ultimate Review - Stored XSS"
description: "WP Ultimate Review plugin for WordPress <= 2.4.2 contains a stored XSS caused by improper validation before running do_shortcode, letting authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access execute arbitrary shortcodes."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-92235/
---

# CVE-2026-92235 WP Ultimate Review - Stored XSS

WP Ultimate Review plugin for WordPress <= 2.4.2 contains a stored XSS caused by improper validation before running do\_shortcode, letting authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access execute arbitrary shortcodes.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.36% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92235)

## Details

Type

Stored XSS

Impact

Client Script Exec

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Published

22 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-94](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 2.4.2.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92235](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92235)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dc0fe855-97b7-46ef-b1c8-1602447e97e6?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dc0fe855-97b7-46ef-b1c8-1602447e97e6?source=cve)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/app/content.php#L189](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/app/content.php#L189)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/app/content.php#L341](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/app/content.php#L341)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/app/content.php#L360](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/app/content.php#L360)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/app/content.php#L56](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/app/content.php#L56)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/init.php#L271](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/init.php#L271)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/views/public/meta-box-user-review.php#L538](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ultimate-review/tags/2.4.2/views/public/meta-box-user-review.php#L538)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3703958%40wp-ultimate-review&new=3703958%40wp-ultimate-review](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3703958%40wp-ultimate-review&new=3703958%40wp-ultimate-review)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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