CVE-2026-114570
MEDIUM
4.9
CVSS 3.1
Description
WordPress Core is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Quick Edit in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.2 due to insufficient escaping of user display names. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a higher privileged user accesses the affected administrative screens. This issue only affects sites with a large number of users.
Affected WordPress components
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wordpress Plugin · wordpressFrom 4.7.0 (including) to 4.7.33 (including); From 4.8.0 (including) to 4.8.28 (including); From 4.9.0 (including) to 4.9.29 (including); From 5.0.0 (including) to 5.0.25 (including); From 5.1.0 (including) to 5.1.22 (including); From 5.2.0 (including) to 5.2.24 (including); From 5.3.0 (including) to 5.3.21 (including); From 5.4.0 (including) to 5.4.19 (including); From 5.5.0 (including) to 5.5.18 (including); From 5.6.0 (including) to 5.6.17 (including); From 5.7.0 (including) to 5.7.15 (including); From 5.8.0 (including) to 5.8.13 (including); From 5.9.0 (including) to 5.9.13 (including); From 6.0.0 (including) to 6.0.12 (including); From 6.1.0 (including) to 6.1.10 (including); From 6.2.0 (including) to 6.2.9 (including); From 6.3.0 (including) to 6.3.8 (including); From 6.4.0 (including) to 6.4.8 (including); From 6.5.0 (including) to 6.5.8 (including); From 6.6.0 (including) to 6.6.5 (including); From 6.7.0 (including) to 6.7.5 (including); From 6.8.0 (including) to 6.8.6 (including); From 6.9.0 (including) to 6.9.5 (including); From 7.0.0 (including) to 7.0.2 (including)View on WordPress.org
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wordpress Theme · wordpressFrom 4.7.0 (including) to 4.7.33 (including); From 4.8.0 (including) to 4.8.28 (including); From 4.9.0 (including) to 4.9.29 (including); From 5.0.0 (including) to 5.0.25 (including); From 5.1.0 (including) to 5.1.22 (including); From 5.2.0 (including) to 5.2.24 (including); From 5.3.0 (including) to 5.3.21 (including); From 5.4.0 (including) to 5.4.19 (including); From 5.5.0 (including) to 5.5.18 (including); From 5.6.0 (including) to 5.6.17 (including); From 5.7.0 (including) to 5.7.15 (including); From 5.8.0 (including) to 5.8.13 (including); From 5.9.0 (including) to 5.9.13 (including); From 6.0.0 (including) to 6.0.12 (including); From 6.1.0 (including) to 6.1.10 (including); From 6.2.0 (including) to 6.2.9 (including); From 6.3.0 (including) to 6.3.8 (including); From 6.4.0 (including) to 6.4.8 (including); From 6.5.0 (including) to 6.5.8 (including); From 6.6.0 (including) to 6.6.5 (including); From 6.7.0 (including) to 6.7.5 (including); From 6.8.0 (including) to 6.8.6 (including); From 6.9.0 (including) to 6.9.5 (including); From 7.0.0 (including) to 7.0.2 (including)View on WordPress.org
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 4.7.0 (including) to 4.7.33 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 4.8.0 (including) to 4.8.28 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 4.9.0 (including) to 4.9.29 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 5.0.0 (including) to 5.0.25 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 5.1.0 (including) to 5.1.22 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 5.2.0 (including) to 5.2.24 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 5.3.0 (including) to 5.3.21 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 5.4.0 (including) to 5.4.19 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 5.5.0 (including) to 5.5.18 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 5.6.0 (including) to 5.6.17 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 5.7.0 (including) to 5.7.15 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 5.8.0 (including) to 5.8.13 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 5.9.0 (including) to 5.9.13 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 6.0.0 (including) to 6.0.12 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 6.1.0 (including) to 6.1.10 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 6.2.0 (including) to 6.2.9 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 6.3.0 (including) to 6.3.8 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 6.4.0 (including) to 6.4.8 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 6.5.0 (including) to 6.5.8 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 6.6.0 (including) to 6.6.5 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 6.7.0 (including) to 6.7.5 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 6.8.0 (including) to 6.8.6 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 6.9.0 (including) to 6.9.5 (including)
- WordPress Foundation WordPress — From 7.0.0 (including) to 7.0.2 (including)
References
- core.trac.wordpress.org https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/63061
- wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/wordpress-7-0-3-release/
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/92babbbf-74bd-474f-9057-c5022a7d64c7?source=cve
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record