CVE-2026-1097 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the ThemeRuby Multi Authors WordPress plugin, versions up to and including 1.0.0. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages via unsanitized shortcode attributes. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. However, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Themeruby | ThemeRuby Multi Authors – Assign Multiple Writers To Posts | >= 0, <= 1.0.0CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.