Stored cross-site scripting in Redux Framework WordPress plugin
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 Redux Framework plugin for WordPress through 4.5.16 contains a stored cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) in its multi_media field array keys. Array keys skip the input sanitization applied to values and are written into an HTML attribute without escaping, which allows attribute breakout. An authenticated attacker with subscriber-level access or higher can inject scripts that run when a user opens an affected page.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Description from the CNA
The Redux Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'multi_media' Field Array Key in all versions due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The wp_kses_post sanitization applied at save time operates only on array leaf values, leaving array keys entirely unsanitized; the injected key is then rendered directly into an id="filelist-<KEY>" HTML attribute without esc_attr() in Redux_Multi_Media::render(), allowing attribute breakout.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| davidanderson | Redux Framework | up to 4.5.16 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Redux Framework Vendordavidanderson Affected up to 4.5.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Redux Framework.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Timeline
- 2026-11-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-104812
- 2026-11-05 Alias added: GHSA-pwqm-6x49-vv9v
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9b3d7dfc-d181-4717-a881-e0d04f047a0b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/trunk/redux-core/inc/extensions/multi_media/multi_media/class-redux-multi-media.php#L112
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/trunk/redux-core/inc/extensions/users/class-redux-extension-users.php#L1022
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/trunk/redux-core/inc/classes/class-redux-helpers.php#L1126
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3779521/redux-framework/trunk/redux-core/inc/extensions/multi_media/multi_media/class-redux-multi-media.php
More davidanderson vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-09266 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin <= 1.26.4 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via UpdraftCentral udrpc CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-07417 All-In-One Security (AIOS) <= 5.4.7 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via REST API Request Path CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-10156 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 1.23.8 - 1.24.11 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-06331 Redux Framework 4.4.12 - 4.4.17 - Unauthenticated JSON File Upload to Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-06366 WP-Optimize <= 4.5.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Deletion via 'original-file' Post Meta CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-43896 Privilege escalation in Redux Framework lets subscribers set roles CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-104812 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-104812 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pwqm-6x49-vv9v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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