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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-2502
PUBLISHED
More InfoOfficial Page
Assigner-Wordfence
Assigner Org ID-b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-19 Feb, 2026 | 04:36
Updated At-19 Feb, 2026 | 04:36
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
xmlrpc attacks blocker <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'X-Forwarded-For'

The xmlrpc attacks blocker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 1.0, via the 'X-Forwarded-For' HTTP header. This is due to the plugin trusting and logging attacker-controlled IP header data and rendering debug log entries without output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when an administrator views the debug log page.

Affected Products
Vendor
yehudah
Product
xmlrpc attacks blocker
Default Status
unaffected
Versions
Affected
  • From * through 1.0 (semver)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-79CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-79
Description: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.16.1MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Version: 3.1
Base score: 6.1
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Metrics Other Info
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CAPEC IDDescription
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Workarounds

Exploits

Credits

finder
Nabil Irawan
Timeline
EventDate
Disclosed2026-02-18 16:00:32
Event: Disclosed
Date: 2026-02-18 16:00:32
Replaced By

Rejected Reason

References
HyperlinkResource
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/059f0c64-efcc-4b79-81eb-b4ae9e3e2826?source=cve
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xmlrpc-attacks-blocker/tags/1.0/plugin.php#L186
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xmlrpc-attacks-blocker/tags/1.0/plugin.php#L269
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xmlrpc-attacks-blocker/tags/1.0/plugin.php#L312
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xmlrpc-attacks-blocker/tags/1.0/plugin.php#L341
N/A
Hyperlink: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/059f0c64-efcc-4b79-81eb-b4ae9e3e2826?source=cve
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xmlrpc-attacks-blocker/tags/1.0/plugin.php#L186
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xmlrpc-attacks-blocker/tags/1.0/plugin.php#L269
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xmlrpc-attacks-blocker/tags/1.0/plugin.php#L312
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xmlrpc-attacks-blocker/tags/1.0/plugin.php#L341
Resource: N/A
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