CVE-2026-3368 | Injection Guard <= 1.2.9 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Query Parameter Name

The Injection Guard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via malicious query parameter names in all versions up to and including 1.2.9. This is due to insufficient input sanitization in the sanitize_ig_data() function which only sanitizes array values but not array keys, combined with missing output escaping in the ig_settings.php template where stored parameter keys are echoed directly into HTML. When a request is made to the site, the plugin captures the query string via $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'], applies esc_url_raw() (which preserves URL-encoded special characters like %22, %3E, %3C), then passes it to parse_str() which URL-decodes the string, resulting in decoded HTML/JavaScript in the array keys. These keys are stored via update_option('ig_requests_log') and later rendered without esc_html() or esc_attr() on the admin log page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in the admin log page that execute whenever an administrator views the Injection Guard log interface.

Published: 2026-03-21 Last update: 2026-04-22 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-3368 is rated Moderate Risk (44.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.22%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-3368

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-26 0.11% 0.22% +0.11%
2 2026-03-21 0.11%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-3368

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-3368

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-3368

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-3368

URL Tags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/tags/1.2.8/guard.php#L105
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/tags/1.2.8/guard.php#L153
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/tags/1.2.8/guard.php#L49
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/tags/1.2.8/guard.php#L8
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/tags/1.2.8/guard.php#L94
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/tags/1.2.8/ig_settings.php#L120
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/tags/1.2.8/ig_settings.php#L121
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/tags/1.2.8/ig_settings.php#L124
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/trunk/guard.php#L105
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/trunk/guard.php#L153
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/trunk/guard.php#L49
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/trunk/guard.php#L8
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/trunk/guard.php#L94
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/trunk/ig_settings.php#L120
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/trunk/ig_settings.php#L121
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/trunk/ig_settings.php#L124
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3482741%40injection-guard&new=3482741%40injection-guard&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/15d9817c-910d-4ce1-a5fb-67a2b6580e16?source=cve
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