Cross-site scripting in printfriendly Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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 Print, PDF, Email by PrintFriendly plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'content_position_css' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.10 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| printfriendly | Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly | up to 5.5.10 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly Vendorprintfriendly Affected up to 5.5.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9738
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8x58-jxvx-j57w
References
Other 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/43d54cb5-7813-4d30-a081-db84e0d29030?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/printfriendly/tags/5.5.10/pf.php#L367
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/printfriendly/tags/5.5.10/pf.php#L681
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/printfriendly/tags/5.5.10/pf.php#L391
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/printfriendly/tags/5.5.8/pf.php#L367
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/printfriendly/tags/5.5.8/pf.php#L681
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/printfriendly/tags/5.5.8/pf.php#L391
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3590593%40printfriendly&new=3590593%40printfriendly
More printfriendly vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-10505 WordPress Print, PDF, Email by PrintFriendly Plugin <= 5.5.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2022-00578 Print, PDF, Email by PrintFriendly < 5.2.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-9738 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-9738 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8x58-jxvx-j57w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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