Medium severity · published Aug 18, 2026
CVE-2026-27365
WordPress PublishPress Series plugin <= 2.17.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
5.9
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PS
PublishPress Series · PublishPress
through 2.17.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27365
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-27365
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/organize-series/vulnerability/wordpress-publishpress-series-plugin-2-17-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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