---
id: "CVE-2026-119492"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-119492"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119492"]
title: "Ditty News Ticker WordPress plugin: stored script injection through 3.1.71"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 4.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["ditty-news-ticker", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-07T11:16:58+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-07T11:46:52+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-07T11:48:40+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119492", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-07T11:46:52+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Ditty News Ticker WordPress plugin: stored script injection through 3.1.71

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-119492 (this .md is for agents)

The Ditty news ticker plugin for WordPress fails to neutralize script-related HTML tags on a web page, which is a basic cross-site scripting flaw. An attacker can inject script that runs in the browser of a visitor or administrator who views the affected page.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed Ditty plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins; affected versions are listed as `3.1.71` and earlier.

## Fix

- Ditty: move to a version later than `3.1.71` (the sources do not name the fixed release)

## Timeline

- 2026-11-07T11:46:52+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119492

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Metaphor Creations, LLC Ditty ditty-news-ticker allows Code Injection.This issue affects Ditty: from n/a through 3.1.71.

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