CVE-2026-3998
WM JqMath <= 1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'style' Shortcode Attribute
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.4 Medium
- Published
- Apr 15, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 11, 2026
Description
The WM JqMath plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'style' shortcode attribute of the [jqmath] shortcode in all versions up to and including 1.3. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied shortcode attributes. The generate_jqMathFormula() function directly concatenates the 'style' attribute value into an HTML style attribute without applying esc_attr() or any other escaping. 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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
WM JqMathwebmindpt |
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References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b4aebb45-b47b-4b5a-8281-400a4b786689?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wm-jqmath/trunk/wm_jqmath.php#L33
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wm-jqmath/tags/1.3/wm_jqmath.php#L33
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wm-jqmath/trunk/wm_jqmath.php#L27
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wm-jqmath/tags/1.3/wm_jqmath.php#L27
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