Child Pages Card < 1.09 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode Attributes
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Child Pages Card WordPress plugin before 1.09 does not sanitise and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page, allowing users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00226 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Child Pages Card (Unknown): 1.09
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Child Pages Card | before 1.09 | 1.09 | Patch available | CNA |
- Child Pages Card VendorUnknown Affected before 1.09 Fixed in 1.09 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Child Pages Card (Unknown) Fixed in 1.09
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18395
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9q2r-jhpg-jc6h
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-18395 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18395 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9q2r-jhpg-jc6h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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