Medium severity · published Oct 29, 2026
CVE-2026-115610
WordPress PublishPress Authors plugin <= 4.17.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
New
6.5
CVSS
–
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in PublishPress PublishPress Authors publishpress-authors allows Stored XSS.This issue affects PublishPress Authors: from n/a through 4.17.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
PublishPress Authors · PublishPress
through 4.17.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115610
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115610
vdb-entry
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/publishpress-authors/vulnerability/wordpress-publishpress-authors-plugin-4-17-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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