The Automatic.css plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via REQUEST_URI in all version 4.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.4 Medium.
Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 12% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 8 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, administrators should limit access to the Activity Log settings page and consider additional web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block suspicious REQUEST_URI payloads.
Description
The Automatic.css plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via REQUEST_URI in all version 4.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that will execute whenever an administrator accesses the Activity Log settings page.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15273 (opens in a new tab)
- automaticcss.com/changelogs (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/automaticcss-plugin/trunk/classes/Helpers/Logger.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/automaticcss-plugin/trunk/classes/Lib/WideEvents/Formatter/JsonFormatter.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/automaticcss-plugin/trunk/classes/Plugin.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/automaticcss-plugin/trunk/classes/UI/Settings_Page/Activity_Log.php (opens in a new tab)
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/07d697c5-1c15-4d3a-8637-cc4fd408f209?source=cve (opens in a new tab)