# CVE-2026-39625: kutethemes TechOne Cross-Site Scripting and Content Injection

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-39625-kutethemes-techone-cross-site-scripting-and-content-injection  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-04-08. Updated: 2026-07-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-39625 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-04-08

The TechOne WordPress theme by kutethemes contains a security flaw that allows unauthorized individuals to inject malicious scripts or content into the website. This theme is used to build and design WordPress-based websites; an exploit could lead to the defacement of the site, the creation of phishing pages, or the redirection of visitors to malicious websites. This can damage a company's reputation and put its customers' data at risk.

Vendors: [KuteThemes](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/kutethemes).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-39625 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-39625 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-39625?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 8 April 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** KuteThemes TechOne <= 3.0.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-39625?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-39625 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-39625?** Check whether you run KuteThemes TechOne 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.

## Technical details

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the kutethemes TechOne theme for WordPress (versions up to and including 3.0.3) due to improper neutralization of script-related HTML tags. The flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform content injection and arbitrary shortcode execution. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of a user's browser or inject unauthorized content into pages and posts. As of the advisory date, no official patch has been released.

## Affected products

- kutethemes TechOne <= 3.0.3

## Timeline

- 2026-01-12: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher
- 2026-02-11: disclosed: Initial disclosure by Patchstack
- 2026-04-08: advisory: CVE published to NVD

## References

- [https://themeforest.net/](https://themeforest.net/)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/techone/vulnerability/wordpress-techone-theme-3-0-3-arbitrary-shortcode-execution-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/techone/vulnerability/wordpress-techone-theme-3-0-3-arbitrary-shortcode-execution-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)