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TI-2026-79188 Aliases CVE-2026-114570GHSA-v6pr-7m68-qg32

Stored cross-site scripting in WordPress Core via Quick Edit

Priority LOW 22CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
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

WordPress Core versions up to and including 7.0.2 are affected. Insufficient escaping of user display names in Quick Edit allows stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79). An authenticated attacker with Contributor access or higher can plant scripts that run when a higher privileged user opens the affected administrative screens, and the issue only affects sites with a large number of users.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

WordPress Core is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Quick Edit in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.2 due to insufficient escaping of user display names. 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 higher privileged user accesses the affected administrative screens. This issue only affects sites with a large number of users.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00225 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
WordPressWordPress4.7.0 – 4.7.33; 4.8.0 – 4.8.28; 4.9.0 – 4.9.29; 5.0.0 – 5.0.25; 5.1.0 – 5.1.22; 5.2.0 – 5.2.24; 5.3.0 – 5.3.21; 5.4.0 – 5.4.19; 5.5.0 – 5.5.18; 5.6.0 – 5.6.17; 5.7.0 – 5.7.15; 5.8.0 – 5.8.13; 5.9.0 – 5.9.13; 6.0.0 – 6.0.12; 6.1.0 – 6.1.10; 6.2.0 – 6.2.9; 6.3.0 – 6.3.8; 6.4.0 – 6.4.8; 6.5.0 – 6.5.8; 6.6.0 – 6.6.5; 6.7.0 – 6.7.5; 6.8.0 – 6.8.6; 6.9.0 – 6.9.5; 7.0.0 – 7.0.2—No fix listedCNA
  • WordPress VendorWordPress Affected 4.7.0 – 4.7.33; 4.8.0 – 4.8.28; 4.9.0 – 4.9.29; 5.0.0 – 5.0.25; 5.1.0 – 5.1.22; 5.2.0 – 5.2.24; 5.3.0 – 5.3.21; 5.4.0 – 5.4.19; 5.5.0 – 5.5.18; 5.6.0 – 5.6.17; 5.7.0 – 5.7.15; 5.8.0 – 5.8.13; 5.9.0 – 5.9.13; 6.0.0 – 6.0.12; 6.1.0 – 6.1.10; 6.2.0 – 6.2.9; 6.3.0 – 6.3.8; 6.4.0 – 6.4.8; 6.5.0 – 6.5.8; 6.6.0 – 6.6.5; 6.7.0 – 6.7.5; 6.8.0 – 6.8.6; 6.9.0 – 6.9.5; 7.0.0 – 7.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·WordPress

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for WordPress Core.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-114570
  2. 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-v6pr-7m68-qg32
  3. 2026-10-22 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-23 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-23 CVSS score added · Red Hat

References

Other 3

  • TI-2026-45010 WordPress < 7.0.2 - REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-15454 The File Manager (wp-file-manager) plugin before 6.9 for WordPress allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2016-08118 The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-83466 Predictable staging paths let attackers run code in WordPress Core KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-59973 An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2020-09427 The Snap Creek Duplicator plugin before 1.3.28 for WordPress (and Duplicator Pro before… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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