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CVE-2026-116520: PPWP (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting

Affects PPWP (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High.

Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 06:06 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Wordfence)CVSS 3.17.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 31 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
buildwpsPPWP – Password Protect PagesAffected
  • <=1.9.26
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, consider disabling the affected shortcode attribute or restricting comment functionality to trusted users to reduce exposure. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply patches promptly once released.

Description

The PPWP – Password Protect Pages WordPress plugin up to version 1.9.26 is vulnerable to a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) flaw via the 'desc_below_form' shortcode attribute and comment parameter. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute when users access the affected pages. The issue arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping combined with WordPress comment filtering behavior and auto-approval of comments from previously approved users.

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