---
id: "CVE-2026-119493"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-119493"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119493"]
title: "Ditty news ticker WordPress plugin: stored XSS through 3.1.71"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
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: "2026-11-07T10:17:08+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-07T10:46:40+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-07T10:48:32+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119493", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-07T10:46:40+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Ditty news ticker WordPress plugin: stored XSS through 3.1.71

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-119493 (this .md is for agents)

The Ditty ditty-news-ticker WordPress plugin by Metaphor Creations does not neutralize input when generating pages, enabling stored cross-site scripting. An attacker who can store content in a ticker can run script in the browser of anyone who views the page.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed version of the Ditty News Ticker (ditty-news-ticker) plugin in the WordPress admin under Plugins.
- Confirm whether the installed version is `3.1.71` or earlier.

## Fix

- Ditty News Ticker (ditty-news-ticker): unknown; the sources give no fixed version.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-07T10:46:40+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119493

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Metaphor Creations, LLC Ditty ditty-news-ticker allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Ditty: from n/a through 3.1.71.

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