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CVE-2026-7640

CVE detail

CVE-2026-7640

The WP Customer Area plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'type' attribute of the `customer-area-protected-content` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 8.3.5. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the shortcode attribute. 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.

CVSS 6.4 · MediumBuzz score 36.0

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 36.0

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 19.5 · diversity 16.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

19.5

6 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

16.5

4 sources across 3 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 6; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 5; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

6 source links · newest first

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 13, 2026 to July 19, 2026)Wordfence
re 6.9 - 7.0.1 - Remote Code Execution via REST API Batch Request Route Confusion 9.8 CVSS Rating 9.8 (Critical) CVE-ID CVE-2026-63030 Patch Status Patched Published Jul 17, 2026 Affected Software WordPress [wordpress] Researcher Adam Kues More Details > Digits: WordPress Mobile Number Signup and Login Loco Translate Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce,
vendorwww.wordfence.comJul 23, 2026, 8:42 PM
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c6f96cec-ddcb-45b2-a28c-b4e7b6f5c719?source=cvewww.wordfence.com
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Patchwww.wordfence.comJul 14, 2026, 2:16 AM
https://wordpress.org/plugins/customer-areawordpress.org
No excerpt available.
Release Noteswordpress.orgJul 14, 2026, 2:16 AM
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/customer-area/trunk/src/php/core-addons/shortcodes/shortcodes/protected-content-shortcode.class.php#L90plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgJul 14, 2026, 2:16 AM
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/customer-area/tags/8.3.6/src/php/core-addons/shortcodes/shortcodes/protected-content-shortcode.class.php#L88-L91plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgJul 14, 2026, 2:16 AM
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/customer-area/tags/8.3.4/src/php/core-addons/shortcodes/shortcodes/protected-content-shortcode.class.php#L90plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgJul 14, 2026, 2:16 AM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Deferred

Published

Jul 14, 2026

Modified

Jul 15, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

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

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

Unavailable

How this vector reads

CVSS 3.1 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Attack Vector (AV): Network. The vulnerable system can be reached across network boundaries.
Attack Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Privileges Required (PR): Low. The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.
User Interaction (UI): None. Exploitation does not require another user to act.
Scope (S): Changed. Impacts can cross into a different security authority.
Confidentiality Impact (C): Low. There is a limited impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): Low. There is a limited impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses