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 !
Source :
[email protected]
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CVSS Scores
| 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.
- Verify that input sanitization is correctly applied.
- Ensure all output is properly escaped.
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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