CVE-2026-1300: Responsive Header Plugin · Cross-site Scripting
Affects Responsive Header PluginSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.4 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 13% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mehtevasResponsive Header Plugin | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Administrators should review plugin usage in multi-site environments and consider restricting administrator access to trusted users only. Monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates regarding patches or mitigations. Since this vulnerability requires administrator privileges and specific WordPress configurations, limiting administrative access and carefully managing multi-site installations can reduce risk.
Description
The Responsive Header plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple plugin settings parameters in all versions up to, and including, 1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/30821418-48c0-4bc6-8bf1-f558671bff24?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/responsive-header.1.0.zip (opens in a new tab)
- wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-header/ (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/responsive-header/trunk/rhp-settings.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/responsive-header/tags/1.0/rhp-settings.php (opens in a new tab)