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.
Problem types
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Product status
Any version
Timeline
| 2026-03-30: | Vendor Notified |
| 2026-05-01: | Disclosed |
Credits
Osvaldo Noe Gonzalez Del Rio
References
www.wordfence.com/...-0952-4530-b607-4574765d2700?source=cve
themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/320590/total