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CVE-2026-27365 (GCVE-0-2026-27365)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-18 22:19 – Updated: 2026-08-18 22:19 X_Open Source

Title

WordPress PublishPress Series plugin <= 2.17.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Summary

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in PublishPress PublishPress Series allows Stored XSS. This issue affects PublishPress Series: from n/a through 2.17.0.

Severity

5.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

Patchstack mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/…	vdb-entry

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
PublishPress	PublishPress Series	Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.17.0 (custom)	guessed

Credits

PPzzAArr | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program

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FKIE_CVE-2026-27365

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-18 23:16 - Updated: 2026-08-18 23:16

Severity

5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
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Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-F2X7-MVMX-MXHC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-19 00:31 – Updated: 2026-08-19 00:31

Details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in PublishPress PublishPress Series allows Stored XSS.

This issue affects PublishPress Series: from n/a through 2.17.0.

Severity

5.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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  "modified": "2026-08-19T00:31:11Z",
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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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