CVE-2026-2687
Reading progressbar < 1.3.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.3 Medium
- Published
- Mar 12, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 12, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 18, 2026
Description
The Reading progressbar WordPress plugin before 1.3.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Reading progressbarUnknown |
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References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/af2e1249-2b69-47b6-85aa-9a6b30c51936/exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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