CVE-2026-4078 | ITERAS <= 1.8.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes

The ITERAS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple shortcodes (iteras-ordering, iteras-signup, iteras-paywall-login, iteras-selfservice) in all versions up to and including 1.8.2. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the combine_attributes() function. The function directly concatenates shortcode attribute values into JavaScript code within <script> tags using double-quoted string interpolation (line 489: '"'.$key.'": "'.$value.'"') without any escaping. An attacker can break out of the JavaScript string context by including a double-quote character in a shortcode attribute value and inject arbitrary JavaScript. 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 user accesses an injected page.

Published: 2026-04-24 Last update: 2026-04-24 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-4078 is rated Low Risk (31.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-4078

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 2026-05-26 0.04% 0.06% +0.01%
2 2026-04-24 0.04%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-4078

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.
3.1 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-4078

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-4078

GHSA-rfwp-57wg-5x36 · Severity: medium — The ITERAS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-4078

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-4078

URL Tags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iteras/tags/1.8.2/public/iteras-public.php#L489
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iteras/tags/1.8.2/public/iteras-public.php#L511
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iteras/tags/1.8.2/public/iteras-public.php#L519
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iteras/tags/1.8.2/public/iteras-public.php#L527
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iteras/tags/1.8.2/public/iteras-public.php#L551
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iteras/tags/1.8.2/public/iteras-public.php#L561
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iteras/trunk/public/iteras-public.php#L489
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iteras/trunk/public/iteras-public.php#L511
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iteras/trunk/public/iteras-public.php#L519
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iteras/trunk/public/iteras-public.php#L527
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iteras/trunk/public/iteras-public.php#L551
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/iteras/trunk/public/iteras-public.php#L561
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3507724%40iteras&new=3507724%40iteras&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bd034f43-370c-4ad9-ad02-4cae0f48d781?source=cve
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