Stored cross-site scripting in Redux Framework via user profile
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 is affected up to and including 4.5.16. Missing input sanitization and output escaping (CWE-79) let an authenticated attacker with subscriber-level access or above store scripts through the theme_opts parameter in the user profile. The scripts run when a user opens an injected page, and exploitation requires the host theme to register a CSS-emitting Redux field with an output selector.
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 theme_opts Parameter via User Profile in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.16 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. Successful exploitation requires the host theme to have registered a Redux field of a CSS-emitting type (such as link_color, border, or typography) with an output CSS selector, as only the field types 'spinner', 'slider', 'color', and 'date' receive per-type value validation that would block the entity-encoded payload.
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-2026-120533
- 2026-11-05 Alias added: GHSA-f947-r9p9-x3x7
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Other 9
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b256c288-07ea-46a2-ae76-0f90b4a33b6e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.15/redux-core/inc/classes/class-redux-output.php#L162
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.15/redux-core/inc/classes/class-redux-output.php#L324
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.15/redux-core/inc/classes/class-redux-helpers.php#L1110
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.15/redux-core/inc/fields/link_color/class-redux-link-color.php#L232
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.15/redux-core/inc/fields/link_color/class-redux-link-color.php#L309
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.15/redux-core/inc/extensions/users/class-redux-extension-users.php#L1022
- https://github.com/reduxframework/redux-framework/pull/4124/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3779521%40redux-framework%2Ftags%2F4.5.17&old=3741037%40redux-framework%2Ftags%2F4.5.16
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Sources
- CVE-2026-120533 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-120533 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f947-r9p9-x3x7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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