Medium severity · published Aug 6, 2026
CVE-2026-18501
UsersWP <= 1.2.69 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Badge Widget Variable Substitution
6.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Badge Widget Variable Substitution in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.69 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UF
UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP · stiofansisland
through 1.2.69 · source: vendor
Affected product
UF
UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP
stiofansisland
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18501
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18501
github.com
https://github.com/AyeCode/userswp/pull/919/changes#diff-b9dd818f55e8124bf822f082676bc4a3facc8ec6928e917c5f9f73e228cf24a7R634
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/98d3aa11-346e-4e1f-9c52-3b21b77b52e6?source=cve
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