# CVE-2026-119492: Metaphor Creations Ditty News Ticker XSS injection

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-119492-improper-neutralization-of-script-related-html-tags-in-a-web  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-07. Updated: 2026-11-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-119492 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-11-07

Ditty News Ticker is a WordPress plugin that displays news and ticker content on websites. An attacker with subscriber privileges can inject malicious scripts or HTML content into pages, potentially defacing the site, redirecting visitors, or delivering malware. The vulnerability requires an authenticated account to exploit.

Technologies: [Metaphor Creations LLC Ditty News Ticker](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ditty-news-ticker). Vendors: [Metaphor Creations LLC](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/metaphor-creations-llc).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-119492 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-119492 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-119492?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 7 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Metaphor Creations LLC Ditty News Ticker through 3.1.71.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-119492?** Yes: fixed in 3.1.72. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-119492 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-119492?** Check whether you run Metaphor Creations LLC Ditty News Ticker at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 3.1.72

## Technical details

The plugin fails to properly sanitize or neutralize script-related HTML tags in user-supplied input, allowing an authenticated attacker with subscriber privileges to perform stored XSS attacks. An attacker can inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript that persists on affected pages. This is a content injection vulnerability affecting versions up to 3.1.71.

## Affected products

- Metaphor Creations, LLC Ditty News Ticker through 3.1.71

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29: disclosed
- 2026-11-07: advisory

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ditty-news-ticker/vulnerability/wordpress-ditty-plugin-3-1-71-content-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ditty-news-ticker/vulnerability/wordpress-ditty-plugin-3-1-71-content-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

## Related threats

- [Metaphor Creations Ditty News Ticker stored XSS vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-119493-improper-neutralization-of-input-during-web-page-generation)
- [Ditty News Ticker cross-site scripting in contributor role](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-94461-contributor-cross-site-scripting-xss-in-ditty-3-1-69-versions)