WordPress core <= 7.1 - Unauth. Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Published Sep 18, 2026 · Updated Sep 18, 2026
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Automattic WordPress core allows DOM-Based XSS.
Summary
What happened
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Automattic WordPress core allows DOM-Based XSS.
This issue affects WordPress versions 7.1 before 7.1.1; 7.0 through 7.0.4; 6.9 through 6.9.7; 6.8 through 6.8.8; 6.7 through 6.7.7; 6.6 through 6.6.7; 6.5 through 6.5.10; 6.4 through 6.4.10; 6.3 through 6.3.10; 6.2 through 6.2.11; 6.1 through 6.1.12; 6.0 through 6.0.14; 5.9 through 5.9.16; 5.8 through 5.8.15; 5.7 through 5.7.17; 5.6 through 5.6.19; 5.5 through 5.5.20; 5.4 through 5.4.21; 5.3 through 5.3.23; 5.2 through 5.2.26; 5.1 through 5.1.24; 5.0 through 5.0.27; 4.9 through 4.9.31; 4.8 through 4.8.30; and 4.7 through 4.7.35.
The Unauthenticated Stored XSS vulnerability in the WordPress core can be reproduced on a default WordPress installation. Comment moderation is disabled by default, and the requirement for commenters to have a previously approved comment can be bypassed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-93485
- Published
- Sep 18, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 18, 2026
- Vendor
- Automattic
- Product
- WordPress
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- Unavailable
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=4.7 <=4.7.35 changes=[{"at":"4.7.36","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=4.8 <=4.8.30 changes=[{"at":"4.8.31","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=4.9 <=4.9.31 changes=[{"at":"4.9.32","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=5.0 <=5.0.27 changes=[{"at":"5.0.28","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=5.1 <=5.1.24 changes=[{"at":"5.1.25","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=5.2 <=5.2.26 changes=[{"at":"5.2.27","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=5.3 <=5.3.23 changes=[{"at":"5.3.24","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=5.4 <=5.4.21 changes=[{"at":"5.4.22","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=5.5 <=5.5.20 changes=[{"at":"5.5.21","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=5.6 <=5.6.19 changes=[{"at":"5.6.20","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=5.7 <=5.7.17 changes=[{"at":"5.7.18","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=5.8 <=5.8.15 changes=[{"at":"5.8.16","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=5.9 <=5.9.16 changes=[{"at":"5.9.17","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=6.0 <=6.0.14 changes=[{"at":"6.0.15","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=6.1 <=6.1.12 changes=[{"at":"6.1.13","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=6.2 <=6.2.11 changes=[{"at":"6.2.12","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=6.3 <=6.3.10 changes=[{"at":"6.3.11","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=6.4 <=6.4.10 changes=[{"at":"6.4.11","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=6.5 <=6.5.10 changes=[{"at":"6.5.11","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=6.6 <=6.6.7 changes=[{"at":"6.6.8","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=6.7 <=6.7.7 changes=[{"at":"6.7.8","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=6.8 <=6.8.8 changes=[{"at":"6.8.9","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=6.9 <=6.9.7 changes=[{"at":"6.9.8","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=7.0 <=7.0.4 changes=[{"at":"7.0.5","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=7.1 <7.1.1 changes=[{"at":"7.1.1","status":"unaffected"}]
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