Medium severity · published Oct 22, 2026
CVE-2026-114570
WordPress Core <= 7.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Quick Edit
New
4.9
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
WordPress Core is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Quick Edit in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.2 due to insufficient escaping of user display names. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a higher privileged user accesses the affected administrative screens. This issue only affects sites with a large number of users.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
4.7.0 through 4.7.33; 4.8.0 through 4.8.28; 4.9.0 through 4.9.29; 5.0.0 through 5.0.25; 5.1.0 through 5.1.22; 5.2.0 through 5.2.24; +18 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114570
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114570
core.trac.wordpress.org
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/63061
wordpress.org
https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/wordpress-7-0-3-release/
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/92babbbf-74bd-474f-9057-c5022a7d64c7?source=cve
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