---
id: CVE-2026-96532
title: >-
  The Testimonials Widget WordPress plugin through 4.0.4 does not perform a
  capability or ownership check when handling its front-end testimonial
  submission form, allowing unauthenticated users to modify or create arbitrary
  posts, includin…
summary: >-
  The Testimonials Widget WordPress plugin through 4.0.4 does not perform a
  capability or ownership check when handling its front-end testimonial
  submission form, allowing unauthenticated users to modify or create arbitrary
  posts, includin…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
product: Testimonials Widget
affected:
  - testimonials_widget <= 4.0.4
published: '2026-09-26'
updated: '2026-09-28'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-28T15:17:09.083'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96532'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d1372d8a-6654-4da7-a07e-87b18a0b0db9/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00208
epssPercentile: 0.10869
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-26T22:32:07.793630Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-26T06:27:03.680Z'
---

## Overview

The Testimonials Widget WordPress plugin through 4.0.4 does not perform a capability or ownership check when handling its front-end testimonial submission form, allowing unauthenticated users to modify or create arbitrary posts, including overwriting the title, content and author of any existing post.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.