UsersWP <= 1.2.60 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via User Badge Link Substitution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The UsersWP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to and including 1.2.60. This is due to insufficient input sanitization of user-supplied URL fields and improper output escaping when rendering user profile data in badge widgets. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts that will execute whenever a user accesses a page containing the affected badge widget.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| stiofansisland | UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP | up to 1.2.60 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP Vendorstiofansisland Affected up to 1.2.60 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5742
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-88ch-mr98-cfqw
References
Other 10
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bdb619c5-967c-4b8c-8a93-bcdb49137d56?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/trunk/vendor/ayecode/wp-ayecode-ui/includes/components/class-aui-component-button.php#L53
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.55/vendor/ayecode/wp-ayecode-ui/includes/components/class-aui-component-button.php#L53
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/trunk/includes/helpers/pages.php#L392-L540
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.55/includes/helpers/pages.php#L392-L540
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/trunk/includes/helpers/pages.php#L522-L527
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.55/includes/helpers/pages.php#L522-L527
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/trunk/includes/class-forms.php#L1963
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.55/includes/class-forms.php#L1963
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3501691%40userswp&new=3501691%40userswp&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More stiofansisland vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-11418 UsersWP <= 1.2.65 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via File Upload Field CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-10027 Events Calendar for GeoDirectory <= 2.3.28 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-09182 SQL injection in stiofansisland UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-16210 UsersWP <= 1.2.70 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-83502 Predictable password in UsersWP lets attackers access dummy accounts CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-14436 Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid <= 2.8.56 - Authenticated… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
Sources
- CVE-2026-5742 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-5742 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-88ch-mr98-cfqw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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