XSS in Livecomposer Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder

CVE-2026-16788

The Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via dslc_module_projects_output Shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.19 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. WordPress's shortcode-aware kses handling preserves the serialized shortcode body as a placeholder before content filtering runs, allowing attacker-controlled values such as view_all_link, main_heading_link_title, main_filter_title_all, and button_text to reach render-time sinks entirely unescaped.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (26.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16788?
CVE-2026-16788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Livecomposer Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2026-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-16788?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.