Cross-site scripting in myCred 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 · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-80.
Summary
The myCred WordPress plugin from n/a through 4.0.2 is affected. The plugin does not neutralize script-related HTML tags in web pages, which is a cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-80). A remote attacker with low privileges can inject script without any user interaction, which affects confidentiality.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in myCred myCred mycred allows Code Injection.This issue affects myCred: from n/a through 4.0.2.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for myCred.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Timeline
- 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-123471
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-rmc9-2wm2-x4rv
References
More myCred vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-17566 WordPress myCred Plugin <= 2.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-40408 WordPress License Manager for WooCommerce plugin <= 3.0.15 - Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-82461 Missing authorization in WordPress myCred plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-22503 WordPress New User Approve plugin <= 3.2.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-08032 Missing authorization in saadiqbal Points Management System For Gamification, Ranks… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-86462 Missing authorization in WordPress myCred plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-123471 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-123471 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rmc9-2wm2-x4rv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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