CVE-2026-116551: The WP Customer Area plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'display_name'

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-116551?

wp customer area: upgrade to newer than 8.4.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2026-116551 being exploited?

CVE-2026-116551 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2026-116551 affect?

CVE-2026-116551 affects wp customer area. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.4). The WP Customer Area plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'display_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 8.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it po

Q: How urgent is CVE-2026-116551?

Priority 22/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

MEDIUM 6.4UPGRADE

CVE-2026-116551 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.4) affecting wp customer area. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The WP Customer Area plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'display_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 8.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.4 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	n/a
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2026-11-06
Last modified	2026-11-06

Publisher (CNA): Wordfence · Vendor: aguilatechnologies · Source: CVE Program record (NVD analysis pending)

Last updated 2026-11-06 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-11-06 11:17 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-11-06 11:17 UTCUpdated Record last modified

aguilatechnologies wp customer area UPGRADE

Affected: <= 8.4.0

Fixed in: newer than 8.4.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy wp-customer-area || rpm -q wp-customer-area || wp-customer-area --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 8.4.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade wp-customer-area

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade wp-customer-area

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2026-116551?

wp customer area: upgrade to newer than 8.4.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2026-116551 being exploited?

CVE-2026-116551 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2026-116551 affect?

CVE-2026-116551 affects wp customer area. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.4). The WP Customer Area plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'display_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 8.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it po

How urgent is CVE-2026-116551?

Priority 22/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

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References

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