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WP Mailster CVE-2026-111830

| EUVDEUVD-2026-108069 HIGH
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-10-22 Patchstack GHSA-7h23-rphh-2c47
7.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Access plugin input accepting user content
  2. Delivery
    Submit crafted script payload
  3. Exploit
    Payload stored unneutralized by WP Mailster
  4. Execution
    Victim renders affected page
  5. Impact
    Script executes in victim session context

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation targets the WP Mailster WordPress plugin at versions up to and including 1.9.1.0. The CVSS vector requires victim user interaction (UI:R) - a user must load the page rendering the stored payload for the script to execute - and the scope change (S:C) indicates execution in a security context different from the injection point, typically an administrator or other privileged user viewing the stored content. The specific feature, field, or endpoint used to inject the stored payload is not described in the available sources, and although the vector states PR:N (no privileges), stored XSS in this plugin may in practice require an authenticated role to store content; this should be verified with the vendor. Limiting factors: requires the stored content to be viewed by a victim (no execution without a page load) and impact is bounded to low confidentiality/integrity/availability.

Impact

This is a mid-severity Stored Cross-Site Scripting flaw (CWE-79) in the WP Mailster WordPress plugin, reported by Patchstack and rated CVSS 7.1 with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C. The elevated score over a typical reflected XSS comes from the scope change (S:C) plus low impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability - consistent with a stored payload that executes in a different security context, most plausibly an administrator or other user rendering the stored content (hence UI:R). Key exploitation signals are weak to absent: there is no CISA KEV listing, so this is not confirmed actively exploited; no EPSS score was supplied, so statistical exploitation probability cannot be weighed; and no proof-of-concept or exploit code is referenced beyond the Patchstack advisory itself. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_week' (not act_now/emergency), which aligns with a patch-on-normal-cadence posture rather than an incident. One caveat worth verifying: the vector asserts PR:N (unauthenticated) for a stored XSS, yet the Patchstack description does not state how the payload is injected - many stored-XSS issues in WordPress plugins require an authenticated low-privilege role to store content, so the true privilege prerequisite should be confirmed against the vendor advisory. Overall this is a real but moderate-priority issue: genuine stored XSS with session/context impact, but no evidence of in-the-wild exploitation and limited raw impact.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker places a malicious script into an input field that WP Mailster stores and later renders without proper neutralization; when a victim (likely a site administrator or subscriber) views the page containing the stored payload, the script executes in their browser session. No public exploit code is identified, and the injection mechanism is not described in the available sources; the CVSS vector indicates network reach with low complexity but requires the victim to load the affected page (UI:R).

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 22, 2026

Stored cross-site scripting in the WP Mailster WordPress plugin (all versions through 1.9.1.0) lets an attacker who can place content into the plugin's stored data have script execute in a different security context when a victim loads a page that renders that content. The published score is CVSS 7.1, while the assessed vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L, so exploitation requires victim interaction (a page load) and the outcome is scope change with low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and there is no CISA KEV entry; the available data lists no fixed plugin version.

RemediationAI

The available data identifies no vendor-released patch and no fixed version - the affected range is stated only as up to and including 1.9.1.0 - so no upgrade target can be cited yet; track https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-mailster/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-mailster-plugin-1-9-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve and the plugin's WordPress.org release history for a version published after 1.9.1.0, and treat any such release as the fix point once confirmed. Until a patched build is published, the concrete compensating control is to deactivate and remove WP Mailster from the WordPress installation, which eliminates the vulnerable rendering path entirely at the cost of losing newsletter and mailing-list functionality; if the plugin must stay active, restrict which roles can create or submit the content that gets stored and viewed (limiting the population that could persist a payload), accepting that this does not fix the encoding flaw itself and that the assessed vector's low-privilege requirement means such a restriction must be verified against the vendor's account of which role can inject. Because exploitation depends on a victim loading the affected page (UI:R), no server-side configuration alone removes the risk while the vulnerable plugin remains installed.

Affected VersionsENISA

WP Mailster 0 ≤1.9.1.0

Affected Packages

euvd wp_mailster no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

WP Mailster is a WordPress plugin for newsletter and mailing-list delivery, and this finding is a CWE-79 improper-neutralization-during-web-page-generation issue in its stored (persistent) form: attacker-supplied markup is retained server-side and emitted into a generated page without adequate encoding, so the payload fires for whoever views that page. The assessed CVSS vector's scope change (S:C) indicates the script runs in a security context different from the injection point, typically a privileged user viewing the stored content, which is what gives a stored XSS in a plugin administrative surface its weight; UI:R confirms nothing executes until the crafted page is loaded. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:wp_mailster:wp_mailster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is a wildcard covering every release at or below 1.9.1.0. The specific feature, form field, or REST/admin endpoint used to persist the payload is not described in the available sources, and the authentication posture is worth confirming with the vendor: the published score uses PR:N while the assessed vector uses PR:L, and stored content injection in this class of plugin may in practice require an authenticated role.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 7.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Stored XSS typically requires an authenticated low-privilege account to store content (PR:L); UI:R and S:C reflect payload execution in a victim/admin context; impacts low across C/I/A.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Mailster WP Mailster wp-mailster allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Mailster: from n/a through 1.9.1.0.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-111830) in the WP Mailster WordPress plugin affects all versions up to 1.9.1.0, enabling stored cross-site scripting attacks that could compromise user sessions and sensitive data. This poses a risk to organizations using the plugin for email management, as attackers with limited access could execute scripts in other users' browsers, potentially leading to data theft or privilege escalation.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; interim mitigations include restricting access to plugin-stored data, deploying web application firewall rules to block script injection patterns, and enforcing least privilege for content contributors.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 96% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche commercial WordPress newsletter/email plugin, modest install base
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

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