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CVE-2026-27061medium6.5

WordPress User Registration plugin <= 5.3.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Impact

Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in User Registration <= 5.3.0 versions.

Source excerpt · Patchstack

What to do

Update to 5.3.1 or a higher version.

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Affected packages

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wpeverest · Patchstack

User Registration

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affected

n/a → through 5.3.0

custom versions

From 5.3.1: unaffected

unaffected

unknown

Other versions: unaffected

Original source description

Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in User Registration <= 5.3.0 versions.

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Evidence available

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CVE-2026-27061

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Underlying weaknesses

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CWE-79 ↗

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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Contributing organizations · 2
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Assigning organization

2026-10-30
CISA-ADP

Additional data publisher

2026-10-30

What changed

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  1. CVE · CVE-2026-27061

    Observed 2026-10-30T19:16:03.478Z · upstream updated 2026-10-30T19:00:20.210Z

    Prioritization updated

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    after

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  {
    "source": "CISA-ADP",
    "type": "SSVC",
    "role": "CISA Coordinator",
    "timestamp": "2026-10-30T18:46:15.638931Z",
    "decisions": [
      {
        "name": "Exploitation",
        "value": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Automatable",
        "value": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Technical Impact",
        "value": "partial"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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References

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patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/user-registration/vulnerability/wordpress-user-registration-plugin-5-3-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
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