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  • Oct 18, 2026eStore: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-108485 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ThemeGrill eStore estore allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects eStore: from n/a through 1.6.13.

    Product
    eStore
    Affected
    up to 1.6.13
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.6.13. Update eStore to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 18, 2026WP Photo Album Plus: Does not properly escape a category navigation value before reflecting it into a JavaScript event handler on its gallery breadcrumb linksCVE-2026-110981 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanHigh 7.1

    The WP Photo Album Plus WordPress plugin before 9.2.11.002 does not properly escape a category navigation value before reflecting it into a JavaScript event handler on its gallery breadcrumb links, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary script that executes in the browser of anyone who follows a crafted gallery link and clicks the breadcrumb, including a logged-in administrator.

    Product
    WP Photo Album Plus
    Fixed in
    9.2.11.002
    What to do
    Update WP Photo Album Plus to 9.2.11.002 or newer.
  • Oct 17, 2026PAYCOMET for WooCommerce: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-109701 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in PAYCOMET PAYCOMET for WooCommerce paytpv-for-woocommerce allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects PAYCOMET for WooCommerce: from n/a through 5.45.

    Product
    PAYCOMET for WooCommerce
    Affected
    up to 5.45
    What to do
    Affects up to 5.45. Update PAYCOMET for WooCommerce to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 17, 2026weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For: Limited media file deletionCVE-2026-110253 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.4

    The weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to limited media file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the weforms_delete_entry_attachments function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.28 This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary media files on the server. This requires an administrator to permanently delete the poisoned form entry, a routine moderation action for spam-looking submissions that an attacker can prompt through social engineering.

    Product
    weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For
    Affected
    up to 1.6.28
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.6.28. Update weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 17, 2026European VAT Compliance Assistant for WooCommerce: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-100316 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2

    The European VAT Compliance Assistant for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CF-IPCountry Header in all versions up to, and including, 1.36.10 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The malicious header value is persisted verbatim into order post-meta during a guest checkout, meaning no account or authentication is required to plant the payload.

    Product
    European VAT Compliance Assistant for WooCommerce
    Affected
    up to 1.36.10
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.36.10. Update European VAT Compliance Assistant for WooCommerce to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 17, 2026Fancy Comments: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-110384 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Heateor Support Fancy Comments WordPress fancy-facebook-comments allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Fancy Comments WordPress: from n/a through 1.2.21.

    Product
    Fancy Comments
    Affected
    up to 1.2.21
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.2.21. Update Fancy Comments to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 17, 2026BSK PDF Manager: Does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statementCVE-2026-91074 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 6.8

    The BSK PDF Manager WordPress plugin through 3.8.1 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, which could allow authenticated users with contributor-level access and above to perform SQL injection attacks and read sensitive data such as administrator password hashes from the database.

    Product
    BSK PDF Manager
    Affected
    up to 3.8.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 3.8.1. Update BSK PDF Manager to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 17, 2026ACF Frontend Admin by DynamiApps: Does not perform a capability check on one of its form-submission actions before writing submitted values into the site's global ACF options storeCVE-2026-81343 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 5.3

    The ACF Frontend Admin by DynamiApps WordPress plugin through 3.29.13 does not perform a capability check on one of its form-submission actions before writing submitted values into the site's global ACF options store, allowing unauthenticated visitors to overwrite site-wide option values via a public form.

    Product
    ACF Frontend Admin by DynamiApps
    Affected
    up to 3.29.13
    What to do
    Affects up to 3.29.13. Update ACF Frontend Admin by DynamiApps to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 17, 2026Themify Popup: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-109989 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Themify Popup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'popup_width_unit' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

    Product
    Themify Popup
    Affected
    up to 1.4.7
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.4.7. Update Themify Popup to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 2026MapSVG: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-111405 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in PT Norther Lights Production MapSVG mapsvg-lite-interactive-vector-maps allows Stored XSS.This issue affects MapSVG: from n/a through 8.16.1.

    Product
    MapSVG
    Affected
    up to 8.16.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 8.16.1. Update MapSVG to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 2026PowerPack Addons for Elementor: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-111400 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in IdeaBox Creations PowerPack Addons for Elementor powerpack-lite-for-elementor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects PowerPack Addons for Elementor: from n/a through 3.1.0.

    Product
    PowerPack Addons for Elementor
    Affected
    up to 3.1.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 3.1.0. Update PowerPack Addons for Elementor to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 2026MapSVG: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVE-2026-111399 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 8.5

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in PT Norther Lights Production MapSVG mapsvg-lite-interactive-vector-maps allows SQL Injection.This issue affects MapSVG: from n/a through 8.16.1.

    Product
    MapSVG
    Affected
    up to 8.16.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 8.16.1. Update MapSVG to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 2026The Events Calendar: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-110903 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP The Events Calendar the-events-calendar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects The Events Calendar: from n/a through 6.18.1.

    Product
    The Events Calendar
    Affected
    up to 6.18.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 6.18.1. Update The Events Calendar to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 2026MAIO: Does not properly restrict access to its analytics dataCVE-2026-109930 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 5.3

    The MAIO WordPress plugin before 7.3.22 does not properly restrict access to its analytics data, treating a credential value shipped verbatim in its own public source as a valid API key, which allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the stored crawl-analytics log, including each recorded visitor's IP address, user agent and referer.

    Product
    MAIO
    Fixed in
    7.3.22
    What to do
    Update MAIO to 7.3.22 or newer.
  • Oct 16, 2026Houzez: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-96339 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Houzez.co Houzez houzez allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Houzez: from n/a through 4.4.0.

    Product
    Houzez
    Affected
    up to 4.4.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 4.4.0. Update Houzez to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 2026Green Popups: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVE-2026-94388 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackCritical 9.3

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in halfdata Green Popups halfdata-green-popups allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Green Popups: from n/a before 7.6.3.

    Product
    Green Popups
    Fixed in
    7.6.3
    What to do
    Update Green Popups to 7.6.3 or newer.
  • Oct 16, 2026The Grid: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')CVE-2026-94169 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackCritical 10

    Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Theme-one The Grid the-grid allows Command Injection.This issue affects The Grid: from n/a through 2.8.1.

    Product
    The Grid
    Affected
    up to 2.8.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.8.1. Update The Grid to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 2026WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-110290 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'other_attributes (parsed to inject instance_id) + undeclared is_widget' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output 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. The exploit requires setting the undeclared is_widget flag to '1' via block JSON, which activates the vulnerable code path that concatenates the attacker-controlled instance_id value into an unescaped HTML class attribute.

    Product
    WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts
    Affected
    up to 4.5.2
    What to do
    Affects up to 4.5.2. Update WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 2026Salon Booking System: Does not properly check authorization before creating a booking and trusts a caller-supplied user identifier and booking statusCVE-2026-110014 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 5.3

    The Salon Booking System WordPress plugin before 10.31.9 does not properly check authorization before creating a booking and trusts a caller-supplied user identifier and booking status, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create bookings attributed to arbitrary users, overwrite those users' stored contact details, and mark bookings as paid or confirmed without any payment.

    Product
    Salon Booking System
    Fixed in
    10.31.9
    What to do
    Update Salon Booking System to 10.31.9 or newer.
  • Oct 16, 2026Salon Booking System: Does not restrict several of its booking REST API routes to users with the appropriate capabilityCVE-2026-110012 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 4.3

    The Salon Booking System WordPress plugin before 10.31.3 does not restrict several of its booking REST API routes to users with the appropriate capability, allowing any authenticated user such as a subscriber to read every customer's booking records, including their personal data.

    Product
    Salon Booking System
    Fixed in
    10.31.3
    What to do
    Update Salon Booking System to 10.31.3 or newer.
  • Oct 16, 2026WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization: Privilege EscalationCVE-2026-104755 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.8

    The WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 7.25.00 The vulnerability exists because the `start_comms` dispatcher (`wps_ic_comms::start_comms`), hooked on every front-end request, gates access only by comparing the caller-supplied `apikey` parameter against the stored plugin API key with no WordPress capability check and no nonce verification, then passes the unvalidated `group`, `setting`, and `value` parameters directly to `change_setting()`, which writes them into the `WPS_IC_SETTINGS` option without an allow-list. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to write arbitrary permission keys into the plugin's settings, causing `wps_ic_users::checkAndAddCaps()` to grant any WordPress role — including Subscriber — the `manage_wpc_settings` capability and thereby achieve plugin-administrator-equivalent control over the plugin's optimization, CDN, and critical-CSS surfaces. The API key required to pass the authorization check can itself be obtained without authentication via the `wpc_send_critical_remote` nopriv AJAX action: when the external critical-CSS service

    Product
    WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization
    Affected
    up to 7.25.00
    What to do
    Affects up to 7.25.00. Update WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 2026Opti-Behavior – Self-Hosted Heatmaps, Session Recordings, Funnels, A/B Testing & Smart Insights: Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-95809 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2

    The Opti-Behavior – Self-Hosted Heatmaps, Session Recordings, Funnels, A/B Testing & Smart Insights plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via 'country_name' Location Parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The heatmap recording endpoint accepts unauthenticated requests protected only by a nonce that any visitor can freely obtain via the public opti_behavior_refresh_nonces AJAX action, removing any practical barrier to injecting the malicious payload.

    Product
    Opti-Behavior – Self-Hosted Heatmaps, Session Recordings, Funnels, A/B Testing & Smart Insights
    Affected
    up to 1.9.2.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.9.2.1. Update Opti-Behavior – Self-Hosted Heatmaps, Session Recordings, Funnels, A/B Testing & Smart Insights to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 2026Opti-Behavior – Self-Hosted Heatmaps, Session Recordings, Funnels, A/B Testing & Smart Insights: Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-95686 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2

    The Opti-Behavior – Self-Hosted Heatmaps, Session Recordings, Funnels, A/B Testing & Smart Insights plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via the 'targetUrl' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The ingest endpoint is gated only by a nonce that is publicly emitted to every anonymous visitor on tracked pages via optiBehaviorHeatmapConfig.nonce, meaning no account or authentication of any kind is required to write the malicious payload.

    Product
    Opti-Behavior – Self-Hosted Heatmaps, Session Recordings, Funnels, A/B Testing & Smart Insights
    Affected
    up to 1.9.2.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.9.2.1. Update Opti-Behavior – Self-Hosted Heatmaps, Session Recordings, Funnels, A/B Testing & Smart Insights to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 2026The NotificationX – FOMO, Live Sales Notification, WooCommerce Sales Popup, GDPR, Social Proof, Announcement Banner & Floating Notification Bar plugin for WordPCVE-2026-109513 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2

    The NotificationX – FOMO, Live Sales Notification, WooCommerce Sales Popup, GDPR, Social Proof, Announcement Banner & Floating Notification Bar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires that an administrator has previously enabled a WordPress.org Reviews campaign and placed the notificationx-pro/notificationx dynamic block on a public page, both of which are documented, supported plugin workflows.

    Affected
    up to 3.3.3
    What to do
    Affects up to 3.3.3. Update the plugin to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 2026Salon Booking System – Appointment Booking for Salons, Barbershops & Spas: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-109232 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2

    The Salon Booking System – Appointment Booking for Salons, Barbershops & Spas plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'sln[<checkout-field-key>]' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 10.31.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires that the site administrator has configured at least one custom checkout field of type Html or File, which is a standard documented plugin feature.

    Product
    Salon Booking System – Appointment Booking for Salons, Barbershops & Spas
    Affected
    up to 10.31.9
    What to do
    Affects up to 10.31.9. Update Salon Booking System – Appointment Booking for Salons, Barbershops & Spas to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 202610Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer: A limited file writeCVE-2026-103896 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.5

    The 10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to a limited file write via path traversal in versions up to, and including, 2.34.5 This is due to the OptimizerWebPageCache::get_cache_file_dir() function concatenating raw, unsanitized $_GET parameter names and values into the on-disk cache path, and the cache_content() sink calling mkdir() and file_put_contents() on the result with no realpath containment check — unlike the sibling delete_page_cache(), which does perform one. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary directories (mode 0777, recursively) outside the cache root and write a cached page into them. The write is LIMITED: the filename is always 'source.html', so the extension is fixed, and the content is the rendered page buffer rather than attacker-supplied data. PHP files cannot be written and code execution is not possible; the demonstrated impact is cache poisoning and arbitrary directory creation.

    Product
    10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer
    Affected
    up to 2.34.5
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.34.5. Update 10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 2026MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.: Privilege EscalationCVE-2026-109515 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceCritical 9.8

    The MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.78.6 This is due to the `subscribe_to_email_list` endpoint accepting an attacker-supplied `optin_data[form_custom_field_mappings]` parameter without any allow-list validation on destination keys, allowing the attacker-controlled mapping to override the administrator's saved mapping and pass arbitrary `wp_users` column names — including `ID` and `user_pass` — directly into `wp_insert_user()` via the `subscribe()` function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to force `wp_insert_user()` into UPDATE mode on any existing account by supplying a target user's numeric `ID`, overwrite that account's password with a pre-hashed value of their choosing, and thereby take over any WordPress user account — including administrators — leading to full site compromise. Exploitation requires that a WordPress User Registration opt-in form is published somewhere on the site, though the form's UUID is visible in page source and no authentication, nonce, or capability check is required to reach the

    Product
    MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.
    Affected
    up to 1.2.78.6
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.2.78.6. Update MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 2026Image Hub – Free Images from Unsplash, Pixabay, Pexels, Openverse & Giphy: Sensitive Information ExposureCVE-2026-109191 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3

    The Image Hub – Free Images from Unsplash, Pixabay, Pexels, Openverse & Giphy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0 via the 'image_hub_api_keys_* (6 options)' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to extract the plaintext API credentials for six third-party services — Giphy, Openverse (client ID and secret), Pexels, Pixabay, and Unsplash — emitted verbatim into every admin page's HTML via wp_localize_script. The leaked page HTML also contains a valid image_hub_nonce AJAX nonce, which — combined with the absence of any capability check in the image_hub_update_settings AJAX handler — allows the same Subscriber-level attacker to overwrite all six stored API credential options via update_option().

    Product
    Image Hub – Free Images from Unsplash, Pixabay, Pexels, Openverse & Giphy
    Affected
    up to 1.2.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.2.0. Update Image Hub – Free Images from Unsplash, Pixabay, Pexels, Openverse & Giphy to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 16, 2026Debloat – Remove Unused CSS, Optimize JS: Directory TraversalCVE-2026-104769 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.9

    The Debloat – Remove Unused CSS, Optimize JS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.0 via the 's' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. Exploitation requires that the site administrator has enabled the Optimize CSS feature (with the default Inline Google Fonts option active), but once that condition is met the attack is trivially triggered by an unauthenticated visitor with a single crafted GET request to the public search URL.

    Product
    Debloat – Remove Unused CSS, Optimize JS
    Affected
    up to 1.3.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.3.0. Update Debloat – Remove Unused CSS, Optimize JS to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026Popup Box: Arbitrary Shortcode ExecutionCVE-2026-100159 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.8

    The Popup Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Shortcode Execution in versions 6.4.1 to 6.4.2. This is due to the ays_popup_get_user_ip() function reading the client-controlled Client-IP / X-Forwarded-For / Forwarded / X-Forwarded / Forwarded-For request headers, sanitizing them only with sanitize_text_field() (which does not strip the bracket, quote, space, or '=' characters used by shortcode syntax), substituting the value into a popup body wherever the %%user_ip_address%% token appears (a raw str_replace with no escaping in Ays_Pb_Data::replace_message_variables()), and then passing the resulting body to do_shortcode() in Ays_Pb_Public::ays_autoembed() at output on the wp_footer hook. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary registered shortcodes with attacker-supplied attributes on the server whenever an administrator has added the %%user_ip_address%% token to a popup's Custom Content body, which can be leveraged to read arbitrary data or perform other actions exposed by shortcodes installed on the site.

    Product
    Popup Box
    Affected
    6.4.1 to 6.4.2
    What to do
    Affects 6.4.1 to 6.4.2. Update Popup Box to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026Download Monitor: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-110375 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Chill Download Monitor download-monitor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Download Monitor: from n/a through 5.3.3.

    Product
    Download Monitor
    Affected
    up to 5.3.3
    What to do
    Affects up to 5.3.3. Update Download Monitor to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026Presto Player: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-109893 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Brainstorm Force Presto Player presto-player allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Presto Player: from n/a through 4.5.3.

    Product
    Presto Player
    Affected
    up to 4.5.3
    What to do
    Affects up to 4.5.3. Update Presto Player to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026YITH WooCommerce Compare: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-106604 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in YITH YITH WooCommerce Compare yith-woocommerce-compare allows Stored XSS.This issue affects YITH WooCommerce Compare: from n/a through 3.15.0.

    Product
    YITH WooCommerce Compare
    Affected
    up to 3.15.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 3.15.0. Update YITH WooCommerce Compare to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026JetSmartFilters: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-110890 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Crocoblock JetSmartFilters jet-smart-filters allows Stored XSS.This issue affects JetSmartFilters: from n/a through 3.8.6.

    Product
    JetSmartFilters
    Affected
    up to 3.8.6
    What to do
    Affects up to 3.8.6. Update JetSmartFilters to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026MDTF: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-108175 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in PluginUs.Net MDTF wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter allows Stored XSS.This issue affects MDTF: from n/a through 1.4.0.

    Product
    MDTF
    Affected
    up to 1.4.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.4.0. Update MDTF to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026Booking and Rental Manager: Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in InputCVE-2026-103350 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.3

    Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input vulnerability in Magepeople inc. Booking and Rental Manager booking-and-rental-manager-for-woocommerce allows Removing Important Client Functionality.This issue affects Booking and Rental Manager: from n/a through 2.8.0.

    Product
    Booking and Rental Manager
    Affected
    up to 2.8.0
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.8.0. Update Booking and Rental Manager to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026XStore: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-105065 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in 8theme.com XStore xstore allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects XStore: from n/a before 9.7.9.

    Product
    XStore
    Fixed in
    9.7.9
    What to do
    Update XStore to 9.7.9 or newer.
  • Oct 15, 2026Social Share Buttons: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-109702 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in maxfoundry Social Share Buttons share-button allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Social Share Buttons: from n/a through 1.31.

    Product
    Social Share Buttons
    Affected
    up to 1.31
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.31. Update Social Share Buttons to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026Mang Board WP: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVE-2026-109698 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackCritical 9.3

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Kitae Park Mang Board WP mangboard allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Mang Board WP: from n/a through 2.4.4.

    Product
    Mang Board WP
    Affected
    up to 2.4.4
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.4.4. Update Mang Board WP to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026Link Whisper Free: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVE-2026-109688 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackCritical 9.3

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Link Whisper INC Link Whisper Free link-whisper allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Link Whisper Free: from n/a through 0.9.7.

    Product
    Link Whisper Free
    Affected
    up to 0.9.7
    What to do
    Affects up to 0.9.7. Update Link Whisper Free to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026Link Whisper Free: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-109685 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Link Whisper INC Link Whisper Free link-whisper allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Link Whisper Free: from n/a through 0.9.7.

    Product
    Link Whisper Free
    Affected
    up to 0.9.7
    What to do
    Affects up to 0.9.7. Update Link Whisper Free to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026User Registration: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-105882 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ThemeGrill User Registration user-registration allows Stored XSS.This issue affects User Registration: from n/a through 5.2.8.

    Product
    User Registration
    Affected
    up to 5.2.8
    What to do
    Affects up to 5.2.8. Update User Registration to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026Broken Link Checker: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')CVE-2026-102389 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5

    Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in WPMU DEV Broken Link Checker broken-link-checker allows Code Injection.This issue affects Broken Link Checker: from n/a through 2.4.14.1.

    Product
    Broken Link Checker
    Affected
    up to 2.4.14.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.4.14.1. Update Broken Link Checker to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026BSK PDF Manager: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-108498 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in bannersky BSK PDF Manager bsk-pdf-manager allows Stored XSS.This issue affects BSK PDF Manager: from n/a through 3.8.1.

    Product
    BSK PDF Manager
    Affected
    up to 3.8.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 3.8.1. Update BSK PDF Manager to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026Amelia: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVE-2026-108497 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackCritical 9.3

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in TMS Amelia ameliabooking allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Amelia: from n/a through 2.4.10.

    Product
    Amelia
    Affected
    up to 2.4.10
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.4.10. Update Amelia to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026Everest Forms: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-108491 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Everest Forms Everest Forms everest-forms allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Everest Forms: from n/a through 3.6.1.

    Product
    Everest Forms
    Affected
    up to 3.6.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 3.6.1. Update Everest Forms to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026Document Gallery: Does not properly sanitise and escape user input before reflecting it inside an HTML attribute in the response of an unauthenticated AJAX actionCVE-2026-74920 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanHigh 7.1

    The Document Gallery WordPress plugin through 5.1.1 does not properly sanitise and escape user input before reflecting it inside an HTML attribute in the response of an unauthenticated AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability which can be exploited against any visitor, including a logged-in administrator.

    Product
    Document Gallery
    Affected
    up to 5.1.1
    What to do
    Affects up to 5.1.1. Update Document Gallery to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 2026Cardinity Payment Gateway for WooCommerce: Does not properly verify the authenticity of the payment notifications it receivesCVE-2026-103324 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WPScanMedium 5.3

    The Cardinity Payment Gateway for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not properly verify the authenticity of the payment notifications it receives, as the secret used to sign them is empty by default, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge an approved-payment notification and mark arbitrary orders as paid, or force them to failed.

    Product
    Cardinity Payment Gateway for WooCommerce
    Fixed in
    3.4.2
    What to do
    Update Cardinity Payment Gateway for WooCommerce to 3.4.2 or newer.
  • Oct 15, 2026Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-78001 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Table Designer 'data-label' Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.27.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output 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.

    Product
    Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor
    Affected
    up to 1.27.13
    What to do
    Affects up to 1.27.13. Update Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
  • Oct 15, 202610Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer: Arbitrary File UploadCVE-2026-108587 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by WordfenceCritical 9.8

    The 10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 2.34.10 via the compressCustom function. This is due to missing file type validation and extension filtering on the page_id parameter, combined with a world-readable leaked nonce that bypasses authentication checks. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible. This exploit chain requires obtaining the plugin's REST nonce (tenwebio_rest), which is automatically serialized to a world-readable file under wp-content/uploads/ whenever a bulk optimisation batch pauses; because the nonce is generated in a cron/loopback context with a user ID of 0, it is valid for unauthenticated visitors.

    Product
    10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer
    Affected
    up to 2.34.10
    What to do
    Affects up to 2.34.10. Update 10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.

Where this comes from: the exploited list is CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Everything else is the whole National Vulnerability Database, where each record is published by the team that found the bug (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan, the vendors themselves and others); we show who. Exploit odds are FIRST’s EPSS, updated daily. Titles and categories are ours, so check the linked record before acting on a detail. For a write-up of the big ones, see our advisories. Every vendor, and every WordPress plugin and theme with a recorded flaw, also has its own page. All of it is free to reuse as JSON, CSV or RSS.

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