Stored XSS via unsanitized Brand logo URL
Published May 16, 2026 · Updated May 16, 2026
Stored XSS in ThemeFTC Wibar 1.1.8 allows remote authenticated users to inject JavaScript through the Brand logo URL field. The Brand editor stores an ftc_brand_url value containing attacker-supplied markup and renders it on the public brand page without neutralization. Editor, administrator, contributor, or author access is required, and the payload executes in a visitor's browser when the affected page is opened.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in ThemeFTC Wibar 1.1.8 allows remote authenticated users to inject JavaScript through the Brand logo URL field. The Brand editor stores an ftc_brand_url value containing attacker-supplied markup and renders it on the public brand page without neutralization. Editor, administrator, contributor, or author access is required, and the payload executes in a visitor's browser when the affected page is opened.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-37235
- Published
- May 16, 2026
- Updated
- May 16, 2026
- Vendor
- ThemeFTC
- Product
- Wibar
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.1.8
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WordPress Theme Wibar 1.1.8 Brand Component Stored Cross-Site Scriptingfunctional · demonstrated
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