CVE-2026-16091
GamiPress <= 7.9.9.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'gamipress_rank' Shortcode
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'gamipress_rank' Shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.9.9.1 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.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | rubengc |
| Product | gamipress – gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in wordpress |
| Published | Aug 1, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
rubengc / GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress
0 ≤ 7.9.9.1
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d9f257a9-d447-407c-83ae-3cc99254be3f?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.9/includes/filters.php#L1899 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.9/includes/shortcodes/gamipress_rank.php#L197 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.9/includes/shortcodes/gamipress_rank.php#L203 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.9/includes/template-functions.php#L74 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.9/templates/rank.php#L162 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3619577%40gamipress&new=3619577%40gamipress
Credits
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