4.4
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-3551
Custom New User Notification <= 1.2.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'User Mail Subject' Setting
Description

The Custom New User Notification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on multiple settings fields including 'User Mail Subject', 'User From Name', 'User From Email', 'Admin Mail Subject', 'Admin From Name', and 'Admin From Email'. The settings are registered via register_setting() without sanitize callbacks, and the values retrieved via get_option() are echoed directly into HTML input value attributes without esc_attr(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in the plugin settings page that will execute whenever a user accesses that page. This could be used in multi-site installations where administrators of subsites could target super administrators.

INFO

Published Date :

April 16, 2026, 6:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 16, 2026, 6:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-3551 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
Solution
Update the Custom New User Notification plugin to the latest version to fix stored XSS vulnerabilities.
  • Update the Custom New User Notification plugin.
  • Verify that input sanitization is correctly applied.
  • Ensure all output is properly escaped.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-3551.

URL Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/tags/1.2.0/admin/includes.php#L132
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/tags/1.2.0/admin/includes.php#L46
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/tags/1.2.0/admin/includes.php#L52
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/tags/1.2.0/admin/includes.php#L59
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/tags/1.2.0/admin/includes.php#L84
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/tags/1.2.0/admin/includes.php#L90
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/tags/1.2.0/admin/includes.php#L97
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/tags/1.2.0/custom-new-user-notification.php#L63
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/trunk/admin/includes.php#L132
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/trunk/admin/includes.php#L46
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/trunk/admin/includes.php#L52
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/trunk/admin/includes.php#L59
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/trunk/admin/includes.php#L84
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/trunk/admin/includes.php#L90
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/trunk/admin/includes.php#L97
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/trunk/custom-new-user-notification.php#L63
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7a14d35d-144c-4ddd-b288-5e0e006fb165?source=cve
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-3551 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2026-3551 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-3551 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 16, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The Custom New User Notification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on multiple settings fields including 'User Mail Subject', 'User From Name', 'User From Email', 'Admin Mail Subject', 'Admin From Name', and 'Admin From Email'. The settings are registered via register_setting() without sanitize callbacks, and the values retrieved via get_option() are echoed directly into HTML input value attributes without esc_attr(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in the plugin settings page that will execute whenever a user accesses that page. This could be used in multi-site installations where administrators of subsites could target super administrators.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/tags/1.2.0/admin/includes.php#L132
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/tags/1.2.0/admin/includes.php#L46
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/tags/1.2.0/admin/includes.php#L52
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/tags/1.2.0/admin/includes.php#L59
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/tags/1.2.0/admin/includes.php#L84
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/tags/1.2.0/admin/includes.php#L90
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/tags/1.2.0/admin/includes.php#L97
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/tags/1.2.0/custom-new-user-notification.php#L63
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/trunk/admin/includes.php#L132
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/trunk/admin/includes.php#L46
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/trunk/admin/includes.php#L52
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/trunk/admin/includes.php#L59
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/trunk/admin/includes.php#L84
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/trunk/admin/includes.php#L90
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/trunk/admin/includes.php#L97
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-new-user-notification/trunk/custom-new-user-notification.php#L63
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7a14d35d-144c-4ddd-b288-5e0e006fb165?source=cve
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.