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CVE-2026-91829

Status: DeferredHigh (7.1)—
Severity7.1High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.16 %higher than 5% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

The Subscribe to Comments WordPress plugin before 2.3.3 does not properly validate a parameter before reflecting it into a link target, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via a crafted URL against anyone who clicks it, including administrators.

CVSS

Base score
7.1
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.16 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
5
Score date
10/22/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

XSS reflejado (CWE-79) en parámetro no validado de plugin WordPress: T1189. Ataque requiere clic en URL maliciosa (UI:R), permite ejecución JavaScript en navegador (T1059.007) y potencial robo de sesión admin (T1078).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

User TrainingRestrict Web-Based ContentApplication Developer GuidanceActive Directory ConfigurationUser Account ManagementPrivileged Account Management

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Markjaquith — Subscribe TO CommentsAI

CWEs

References

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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