CVE-2026-5306 (GCVE-0-2026-5306)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-28 06:00 – Updated: 2026-04-28 14:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Check & Log Email < 2.0.13 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS
Summary
The Check & Log Email WordPress plugin before 2.0.13 does not properly handle email replacement, which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Stored XSS attacks when the email encoder setting is enabled
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-28 14:14 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/97908c15-6e7a-42… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Check & Log Email |
Affected:
0 , < 2.0.13
(semver)
|
guessed |
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