CVE-2026-5742
Stored XSS in UsersWP Plugin Badge Widgets Allows Script Injection
Publication date: 2026-04-09
Last updated on: 2026-04-09
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| userswp | userswp | to 1.2.60 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The UsersWP plugin for WordPress has a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to and including 1.2.60. This occurs because the plugin does not properly sanitize user-supplied URL fields and fails to correctly escape output when displaying user profile data in badge widgets.
As a result, authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts that will execute whenever any user views a page containing the affected badge widget.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability allows attackers with subscriber-level access to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the context of other users viewing the affected badge widget.
- It can lead to theft of user session data or credentials.
- It may enable attackers to perform actions on behalf of other users.
- It can compromise the integrity and trustworthiness of the website.