CVE-2026-7438Network attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped shortcode attributes

Published Sep 11, 2026 · Updated Sep 11, 2026

Stored XSS in BoldThemes Bold Timeline Lite 1.2.8 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts via shortcode attributes. The bold_timeline_item shortcode insufficiently sanitizes and escapes user-controlled supertitle and subtitle attributes before rendering them into pages. Contributor-level access is required to store a payload, which executes in a user's browser whenever the injected page is viewed.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in BoldThemes Bold Timeline Lite 1.2.8 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts via shortcode attributes. The bold_timeline_item shortcode insufficiently sanitizes and escapes user-controlled supertitle and subtitle attributes before rendering them into pages. Contributor-level access is required to store a payload, which executes in a user's browser whenever the injected page is viewed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-7438
Published
Sep 11, 2026
Updated
Sep 11, 2026
Vendor
BoldThemes
Product
Bold Timeline Lite
Classifications
T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.2.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

BoldThemes · Bold Timeline Liteversion=0 <=1.2.8

Published CVSS scores

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

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