CVE-2026-22209 (GCVE-0-2026-22209)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-13 01:18 – Updated: 2026-03-26 18:43
VLAI?
Title
wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 - Cross-Site Scripting via Unescaped Custom CSS in Style Tag
Summary
wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the customCss field that allows administrators to inject malicious scripts by breaking out of style tags. Attackers with admin access can inject payloads like </style><script>alert(1)</script> in the custom CSS setting to execute arbitrary JavaScript in user browsers.
Severity ?
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gVectors wpDiscuz Affected: 0 , < 7.6.47 (custom)
Unaffected: 7.6.47
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Date Public ?
2026-03-11 00:00
Credits
Scott Moore - VulnCheck
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