---
id: "CVE-2026-116854"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-116854"]
title: "WP Customer Area WordPress plugin: subscriber stored XSS up to 8.4.0"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "wordpress", "wp-customer-area"]
not_affected_if: ["no-subscriber-accounts", "plugin-not-installed", "plugin-version-above-8.4.0"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T19:18:15+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T19:25:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T19:26:23+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116854", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T19:25:28+00:00"}]
---

# WP Customer Area WordPress plugin: subscriber stored XSS up to 8.4.0

The WP Customer Area WordPress plugin, versions up to and including 8.4.0, has a cross-site scripting flaw that a subscriber-level account can use. An attacker with a subscriber account can inject script that runs in other users' browsers.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed WP Customer Area plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins
- Look for `wp-customer-area` in the plugins directory and read its version header

## Fix

- Move WP Customer Area to a version later than `8.4.0`; the exact fixed version is unknown from the sources

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T19:25:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116854

## From the sources

Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Customer Area <= 8.4.0 versions.

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