CVE-2011-3856

WordPress Elegant Grunge <1.0.4 - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2011-3856. PoCs published by SiteWatch.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a reflected XSS vulnerability in the Elegant Grunge theme for WordPress by injecting arbitrary JavaScript code via the 's' parameter in the URL. The payload bypasses input sanitization and executes in the context of the affected site.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Elegant Grunge theme before 1.0.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by SiteWatch · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36181

This exploit demonstrates a reflected XSS vulnerability in the Elegant Grunge theme for WordPress by injecting arbitrary JavaScript code via the 's' parameter in the URL. The payload bypasses input sanitization and executes in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Elegant Grunge theme for WordPress 1.0.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target site using Elegant Grunge theme 1.0.3 or prior
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, URL Repurposed x_refsource_misc
https://sitewat.ch/en/Advisories/14

Scores

EPSS 0.0343
EPSS Percentile 87.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (14)
atastypixel/elegant_grunge 0.1
atastypixel/elegant_grunge 0.2
atastypixel/elegant_grunge 0.2.1
atastypixel/elegant_grunge 0.2.2
atastypixel/elegant_grunge 0.3
atastypixel/elegant_grunge 0.4.1
atastypixel/elegant_grunge 0.4.2
atastypixel/elegant_grunge 0.4.3
atastypixel/elegant_grunge 0.4.4
atastypixel/elegant_grunge 0.4.5
... and 4 more
Published Sep 28, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026