Medium severity · published Jul 3, 2026
CVE-2026-9626
JSON API User <= 4.1.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'content' Parameter
6.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The JSON API User plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'content' parameter of the post_comment API endpoint in versions up to, and including, 4.1.0 This is due to insufficient input sanitization in the post_comment() function, which passes the attacker-controlled comment_content value directly to wp_insert_comment() without applying any HTML sanitization, and additionally allows the caller to set comment_approved=1 to self-approve the comment and bypass moderation. 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)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JA
JSON API User · parorrey
through 4.1.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9626
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9626
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/json-api-user/tags/4.1.0/controllers/User.php#L1007
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/json-api-user/tags/4.1.0/controllers/User.php#L979
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/json-api-user/tags/4.1.0/controllers/User.php#L995
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3576431/json-api-user/trunk/controllers/User.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fjson-api-user/tags/4.1.0&new_path=%2Fjson-api-user/tags/4.1.2
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c41b0370-2881-4053-98b1-9c70251a3b63?source=cve
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