CVE-2026-93485 json
WordPress Core <= 7.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
published 2026-09-18 52 d ago modified 2026-10-17 23 d ago also EUVD-2026-82657
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Automattic WordPress wordpress allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects WordPress: from n/a through 7.1.
Patch / fix
- Automattic WordPress 5.1.25, 5.2.27, 5.3.24, 5.4.22, 5.5.21, 5.6.20, 5.7.18, 5.8.16, 5.9.17, 6.0.15, 6.1.13, 6.2.12, 6.3.11, 6.4.11, 6.5.11, 6.6.8, 6.7.8, 6.8.9, 6.9.8, 7.0.5
- wordpress Debian 13 6.8.10+dfsg1-0+deb13u1
- wordpress Debian 14 7.1.1+dfsg1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93485
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 51 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template WordPress Core < 7.1.1 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Comment (Comment2Shell) nuclei detection template
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Affected products
- Automattic WordPress
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-93485
- NVD CVE-2026-93485
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