CVE-2026-27359: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in fox-themes Awa Plugins
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in fox-themes Awa Plugins awa-plugins allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Awa Plugins: from n/a through <= 1.4.4.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-27359 affects fox-themes Awa Plugins up to version 1.4.4. It is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) issue caused by improper input neutralization during web page generation. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, indicating a high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and scope changed. Successful exploitation can result in limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of a user's browser when they visit a crafted URL or web page. This can lead to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other malicious actions affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability to a limited extent. There are no known exploits in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider applying input validation or output encoding workarounds if feasible. Monitor official fox-themes channels for updates and patches addressing this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-27359: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in fox-themes Awa Plugins
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in fox-themes Awa Plugins awa-plugins allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Awa Plugins: from n/a through <= 1.4.4.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-27359 affects fox-themes Awa Plugins up to version 1.4.4. It is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) issue caused by improper input neutralization during web page generation. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, indicating a high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and scope changed. Successful exploitation can result in limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of a user's browser when they visit a crafted URL or web page. This can lead to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other malicious actions affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability to a limited extent. There are no known exploits in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider applying input validation or output encoding workarounds if feasible. Monitor official fox-themes channels for updates and patches addressing this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-19T09:51:48.837Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69a92050d1a09e29cbe6995e
Added to database: 3/5/2026, 6:18:56 AM
Last enriched: 4/3/2026, 11:58:17 AM
Last updated: 4/19/2026, 5:12:10 PM
Views: 43
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