CVE-2026-114570

WordPress Core <= 7.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Quick Edit

MEDIUM
4.9
CVSS Score
Published: October 22, 2026 at 05:29 AM UTC
Updated: October 22, 2026 at 07:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWordPress

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Severity
MEDIUM4.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

WordPress Core is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Quick Edit in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.2 due to insufficient escaping of user display names. 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 higher privileged user accesses the affected administrative screens. This issue only affects sites with a large number of users.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.9MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-79

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