CVE-2026-78282

Received Received - Intake

Unauthenticated XSS in Stripe Payments Plugin

Publication date: 2026-08-24

Last updated on: 2026-08-24

Assigner: Patchstack

Description

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Stripe Payments <= 2.1.2 versions.

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Published

2026-08-24

Last Modified

2026-08-24

Generated

2026-08-25

AI Q&A

2026-08-25

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-78282

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
stripe	payments	to 2.1.2 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

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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Executive Summary

This is an Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in Stripe Payments plugin versions up to and including 2.1.2. XSS allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users without needing authentication.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to steal user sessions, redirect users to malicious sites, or perform actions on behalf of users. Since it requires user interaction, victims must click a crafted link or visit a malicious page.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized data access or modification, violating GDPR's data protection requirements and HIPAA's security rules for protected health information. Organizations may face compliance penalties if exploited.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Stripe Payments plugin to the latest version (2.1.3 or higher) to patch the XSS vulnerability. If an update is unavailable, consider disabling the plugin temporarily until a fix is released.

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