CVE-2026-114570 - Vulnerability Details

- WordPress Core <= 7.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Quick Edit

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.

Published: 2026-10-22

Score: 4.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WordPress Foundation

WordPress

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.7.0`	affected	≤ 4.7.33
`4.8.0`	affected	≤ 4.8.28
`4.9.0`	affected	≤ 4.9.29
`5.0.0`	affected	≤ 5.0.25
`5.1.0`	affected	≤ 5.1.22
`5.2.0`	affected	≤ 5.2.24
`5.3.0`	affected	≤ 5.3.21
`5.4.0`	affected	≤ 5.4.19
`5.5.0`	affected	≤ 5.5.18
`5.6.0`	affected	≤ 5.6.17
`5.7.0`	affected	≤ 5.7.15
`5.8.0`	affected	≤ 5.8.13
`5.9.0`	affected	≤ 5.9.13
`6.0.0`	affected	≤ 6.0.12
`6.1.0`	affected	≤ 6.1.10
`6.2.0`	affected	≤ 6.2.9
`6.3.0`	affected	≤ 6.3.8
`6.4.0`	affected	≤ 6.4.8
`6.5.0`	affected	≤ 6.5.8
`6.6.0`	affected	≤ 6.6.5
`6.7.0`	affected	≤ 6.7.5
`6.8.0`	affected	≤ 6.8.6
`6.9.0`	affected	≤ 6.9.5
`7.0.0`	affected	≤ 7.0.2

No data.

Vendor Product Confidence Versions

Wordpress

100%

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`[4.7.0,4.7.33]`	affected	semver	—
`[4.8.0,4.8.28]`	affected	semver	—
`[4.9.0,4.9.29]`	affected	semver	—
`[5.0.0,5.0.25]`	affected	semver	—
`[5.1.0,5.1.22]`	affected	semver	—
`[5.2.0,5.2.24]`	affected	semver	—
`[5.3.0,5.3.21]`	affected	semver	—
`[5.4.0,5.4.19]`	affected	semver	—
`[5.5.0,5.5.18]`	affected	semver	—
`[5.6.0,5.6.17]`	affected	semver	—
`[5.7.0,5.7.15]`	affected	semver	—
`[5.8.0,5.8.13]`	affected	semver	—
`[5.9.0,5.9.13]`	affected	semver	—
`[6.0.0,6.0.12]`	affected	semver	—
`[6.1.0,6.1.10]`	affected	semver	—
`[6.2.0,6.2.9]`	affected	semver	—
`[6.3.0,6.3.8]`	affected	semver	—
`[6.4.0,6.4.8]`	affected	semver	—
`[6.5.0,6.5.8]`	affected	semver	—
`[6.6.0,6.6.5]`	affected	semver	—
`[6.7.0,6.7.5]`	affected	semver	—
`[6.8.0,6.8.6]`	affected	semver	—
`[6.9.0,6.9.5]`	affected	semver	—
`[7.0.0,7.0.2]`	affected	semver	—

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0018.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/63061
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114570
https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/wordpress-7-0-3-release/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114570
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/92babbbf-74bd-474f-9057-c5022a7d64c7?source=cve

History

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114570 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114570
Metrics	threat_severity `None`	ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}` threat_severity `Moderate`

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Wordpress Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products		Wordpress Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
Title		WordPress Core <= 7.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Quick Edit
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/63061 https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/wordpress-7-0-3-release/ https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/92babbbf-74bd-474f-9057-c5022a7d64c7?source=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2026-10-22T05:29:48.488Z

Updated: 2026-10-22T19:10:33.995Z

Reserved: 2026-10-21T17:26:07.316Z

Link: CVE-2026-114570

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-22T19:00:26.967Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-22T06:17:14.437

Modified: 2026-10-22T19:17:37.417

Link: CVE-2026-114570

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-22T05:29:48Z

Links: CVE-2026-114570 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-22T09:06:11Z

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Tracking

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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