CVE-2026-4920
Stored XSS in Next Date WordPress Plugin
Publication date: 2026-05-12
Last updated on: 2026-05-12
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| the_next_date | plugin | to 1.0 (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 Next Date plugin for WordPress has a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in all versions up to and including 1.0. This vulnerability arises because the plugin does not properly sanitize or escape user-supplied input in the 'default' shortcode attribute.
As a result, authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts into pages. These scripts will execute whenever any user accesses the affected page.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow attackers with contributor-level access to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages, which will execute in the browsers of users who visit those pages.
- It can lead to theft of user credentials or session tokens.
- It can enable unauthorized actions on behalf of users.
- It can damage the trustworthiness and integrity of the affected website.