CVE-2026-116535
SEOPress <= 10.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'display_name' Profile Field via %%archive_title%% Template Tag
Description
The SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'display_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 10.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This is exploitable by any Subscriber who sets their display_name to a string containing the literal %%archive_title%% token alongside HTML event-handler payloads, as WordPress stores display names without HTML filtering and the plugin substitutes the token after escaping has already occurred.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 31, 2026, 8:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 31, 2026, 8:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the SEOPress plugin to version 10.4 or higher.
- Ensure user display names are sanitized.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'display_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 10.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This is exploitable by any Subscriber who sets their display_name to a string containing the literal %%archive_title%% token alongside HTML event-handler payloads, as WordPress stores display names without HTML filtering and the plugin substitutes the token after escaping has already occurred. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-79 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/116xxx/CVE-2026-116535.json">CVE-2026-116535</a> Added Reference https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-seopress/trunk/ Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-seopress/tags/10.3/inc/functions/options-social.php#L1104 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-seopress/tags/10.3/inc/functions/options-social.php#L1112 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-seopress/tags/10.3/inc/functions/options-social.php#L533 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-seopress/tags/10.3/inc/functions/options-social.php#L542 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-seopress/tags/10.3/inc/functions/options-titles-metas.php#L403 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-seopress/tags/10.3/inc/functions/variables/dynamic-variables.php#L340 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3772366/wp-seopress/trunk/inc/functions/options-social.php Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6651c932-aa60-485b-bb5b-b66d5a8963ae?source=cve