Cross-site scripting in PixelYourSite plugins via cookie value
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- 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 PixelYourSite WordPress plugin before 11.4.3 and PixelYourSite Pro WordPress plugin before 12.6.8 do not sanitise or escape a cookie value before printing it into the page output (CWE-79). On a site running a full-page cache, an unauthenticated remote attacker can store a cross-site scripting payload in the cached page, which is then served to other visitors. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The PixelYourSite WordPress plugin before 11.4.3, PixelYourSite Pro WordPress plugin before 12.6.8 do not sanitise and escape a cookie value before printing it into the page output, which, on a site running a full-page cache, allows unauthenticated attackers to store a Cross-Site Scripting payload in the cached page that is then served to other visitors.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | PixelYourSite | before 11.4.3 | 11.4.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| Unknown | PixelYourSite Pro | before 12.6.8 | 12.6.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- PixelYourSite VendorUnknown Affected before 11.4.3 Fixed in 11.4.3 Patch available CNA
- PixelYourSite Pro VendorUnknown Affected before 12.6.8 Fixed in 12.6.8 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Upgrade PixelYourSite to fixed version 11.4.3 and PixelYourSite Pro to fixed version 12.6.8.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA PixelYourSite (Unknown) Fixed in 11.4.3
- Fix · CNA PixelYourSite Pro (Unknown) Fixed in 12.6.8
Timeline
- 2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109987
- 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-vwmv-9mxc-35hf
- 2026-10-22 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-22 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-22 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-109987 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-109987 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vwmv-9mxc-35hf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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