Reported vulnerability

Divi <= 4.27.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Social Media Follow 'skype_url' Shortcode Parameter

Published 2 Sept 2026

Updated 3 Sept 2026

CVE-2026-3852

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Wordfence advisory

medium · CVSS 6.4

The Divi theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `skype_url` shortcode attribute of the Social Media Follow module in all versions up to, and including, 4.27.6. This is due to a three-part sanitization failure: (1) the `skype_url` field is not included in the `$url_options` whitelist in `class-et-builder-element.php`, so it never invokes `esc_url_raw()` during shortcode processing, (2) the render code in `SocialMediaFollowItem.php` explicitly skips `esc_url()` for Skype URLs (`! $is_skype ? esc_url( $url ) : $skype_url`), and (3) only `sanitize_text_field()` is applied, which preserves single and double quote characters allowing attribute breakout. The unsanitized value is interpolated directly into a single-quoted `href` attribute (`href='{$social_network_link_url}'`). 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 interacts with the injected element.

Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Divi

Software
theme · Divi
Affected versions
Start version unspecified, through 4.27.6
Fix availability
Fix available
Fixed versions
4.27.7

Recommended action

Update to version 4.27.7, or a newer patched version

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Which versions of Divi are affected?

Wordfence lists these affected versions: Start version unspecified, through 4.27.6. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.

Is a fix available for Divi?

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