CVE-2026-0867 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Essential Widgets plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 3.0. This flaw, stemming from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in several shortcodes, allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to achieve partial confidentiality and integrity impacts. While a partial fix was implemented in version 3.0, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, <= 3.0CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:catchthemes:essential_widgets:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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