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WP Customer Area <= 8.3.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'type' Shortcode Attribute

CVE-2026-7640 · customer-area

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Vulnerability: WP Customer Area <= 8.3.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'type' Shortcode Attribute
Affected software: customer-area(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≤ 8.3.5
Authentication: Authenticated (see advisory title)
Vulnerability type: Cross-site scripting
CVE: CVE-2026-7640
Published: 13 July 2026
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow attackers to run scripts in visitors' browsers or hijack admin sessions.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory c6f96cec-ddcb-45b2-a28c-b4e7b6f5c719). Methodology and redistribution notes

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