CVE-2026-97336
The CMB2 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'file_list' Field Type in all versions up to, and including, 2.13.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This is only exploitable when an integrating plugin or theme registers a file_list field on a publicly accessible front-end form or a user meta box, as CMB2 is a developer library and does not expose these fields by default.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Puntuación base: 7.2
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.29%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 19
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access60 % - Impacto principal
T1059.007JavaScriptexecution55 %
Inferido por reglas deterministas a partir del vector CVSS y la CWE. Solo orientativo.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-79
Referencias
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cmb2/tags/2.13.0/includes/CMB2_Field.php#L617
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cmb2/tags/2.13.0/includes/CMB2_Field.php#L748
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cmb2/tags/2.13.0/includes/CMB2_Hookup.php#L953
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cmb2/tags/2.13.0/includes/CMB2_Sanitize.php#L100
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cmb2/tags/2.13.0/includes/CMB2_Utils.php#L690
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cmb2/tags/2.13.0/includes/helper-functions.php#L320
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cmb2/tags/2.13.0/includes/types/CMB2_Type_File_List.php#L51
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3712103%40cmb2&new=3712103%40cmb2
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2d61a1f1-137e-4856-b5ff-b100143a8b47?source=cve
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