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WP Mobile Menu CVE-2026-91832

| EUVDEUVD-2026-89620 HIGH
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-09-30 contact@wpscan.com GHSA-5ffr-hw7m-xcrf
7.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: wpscan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Lure logged-in admin to malicious page
  2. Delivery
    Browser sends forged import request
  3. Exploit
    Missing nonce check accepts settings
  4. Execution
    Malicious values stored in plugin config
  5. Persist
    Unescaped output to all visitors
  6. Impact
    JavaScript executes in visitor browsers

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 requires the WP Mobile Menu plugin (versions 2.7.4 up to before 2.9) to be installed and active, and critically depends on tricking an authenticated administrator into triggering the forged settings-import request during a live session (UI:R) - the attacker needs no plugin account of their own (PR:N). The limiting factors are significant: success hinges on social-engineering a privileged, logged-in admin to load attacker-controlled content, so it cannot be automated against arbitrary targets, and it is defeated by an admin who is not authenticated or who does not interact with the malicious page. The resulting stored payload then affects all site visitors, but the initial injection is gated entirely by admin interaction.

Impact

This is a moderate, real-but-not-urgent issue. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L) is elevated primarily by the scope change (S:C) inherent to stored XSS that executes in every visitor's browser, plus PR:N because the attacker themselves need no plugin credentials. However, the score is meaningfully tempered by UI:R - the attack is a CSRF that only succeeds if a logged-in administrator is tricked into loading the attacker's request during an active session. All corroborating exploitation signals point LOW: SSVC records Exploitation=none, Automatable=no, and Technical Impact=partial, which aligns with the partial (C:L/I:L/A:L) impacts rather than full compromise. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public proof-of-concept referenced in the input. The signals are internally consistent - no CVSS-versus-description conflict - so this reads as a genuine but low-real-risk stored XSS whose practical exploitation depends on social-engineering a privileged victim, not as a widely-weaponized threat.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malicious web page containing a forged settings-import request for WP Mobile Menu and lures a logged-in WordPress administrator into visiting it. Because the plugin fails to verify the nonce, the administrator's session silently imports attacker-chosen settings whose values are later emitted unescaped to every site visitor, planting a persistent stored XSS payload. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 30, 2026

Stored cross-site scripting in the WP Mobile Menu WordPress plugin (versions 2.7.4 up to but not including 2.9) lets an attacker import arbitrary plugin settings through a forged cross-site request in a logged-in administrator's session, because the settings-import routine does not correctly verify its nonce. The imported values are then rendered unescaped to every site visitor, so the injected script persists and executes for all users until the malicious setting is removed. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L) shows the attacker needs no account of their own but must socially engineer a privileged, authenticated admin into loading the crafted request; there is no public exploit code identified at time of analysis, exploitation has not been observed, and patch status is vendor-released version 2.9.

RemediationAI

Upgrade the WP Mobile Menu plugin to version 2.9 or later - this is the vendor-released fix and the only complete remediation, since it restores proper nonce verification on the settings-import routine and stops unescaped settings from being emitted to visitors. If the update cannot be applied immediately, the most effective compensating control is to deactivate the plugin entirely on sites that do not require it (trade-off: loss of mobile menu functionality), or, where it must stay active, restrict access to the WordPress admin area (wp-admin) to trusted IP ranges and require re-authentication for administrative actions so that a logged-in admin session is less likely to be riding while an attacker's crafted page is opened (trade-off: added friction and possible breakage of legitimate remote administration). Administrators should also treat the social-engineering lure as the critical choke point: avoid opening untrusted links or pages while logged into wp-admin, and review stored WP Mobile Menu settings for injected script content, removing anything unexpected. Consult the WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9f1448d5-6dc9-47dd-8675-2fbf5f36393b/ and the NVD entry at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-91832 for patch confirmation and version details. No vendor workaround more granular than deactivation is identified in the available data, and no public exploit code or active exploitation has been reported at time of analysis.

Affected VersionsENISA

WP Mobile Menu 2.7.4 <2.9

Affected Packages

euvd wp_mobile_menu fix: 2.9

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) reached through a broken anti-CSRF control: the plugin's settings-import handler does not adequately validate the WordPress nonce tied to the importing administrator's session, so a cross-site request can be accepted as legitimate (a CSRF-to-stored-XSS chain). Because the wrongly-trusted input is stored as plugin configuration and then emitted into pages without output escaping, the payload is not ephemeral - it becomes persistent content served to every front-end visitor. The CVSS vector reflects this: network reachable (AV:N), low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required for the attacker's own account (PR:N), but a mandatory user-interaction step (UI:R) in which an authenticated administrator on the target site must trigger the forged import, with scope change (S:C) since the script executes in visitors' browsers outside the vulnerable component's security context. EUVD records the affected range as WP Mobile Menu 2.7.4 through versions before 2.9, consistent with the WordPress plugin ecosystem where fixes ship as tagged plugin releases.

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Severity by source

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

Remote CSRF needs no attacker privileges (PR:N) but requires admin interaction (UI:R); stored XSS crossing into visitor browsers is a scope change (S:C) with partial C/I/A.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (wpscan).

CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan

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

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Sep 30, 2026 - 07:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 30, 2026 - 06:17 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Sep 30, 2026 - 06:17 cve.org
HIGH 7.1

DescriptionCVE.org

The WP Mobile Menu WordPress plugin before 2.9 does not correctly verify the nonce on its settings import, so an attacker can import arbitrary WP Mobile Menu WordPress plugin before 2.9 settings through a cross-site request in an administrator's session, and the imported values are then output unescaped to every visitor, resulting in Stored Cross-Site Scripting.

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Why It Matters

A high-severity stored cross-site scripting flaw in the WP Mobile Menu WordPress plugin, affecting versions 2.7.4 through any release below 2.9, lets an attacker plant persistent code that executes in the browser of every visitor to an affected site until the malicious setting is manually removed. Exploitation hinges on tricking a logged-in administrator into loading a crafted request, so the exposure is concentrated where administrators are targeted, but a successful attack compromises the entire visitor-facing site and can be used to harvest credentials, hijack sessions, or redirect traffic. Because the injected content survives page loads and is served to all users, leadership should treat this as a site-wide trust and brand risk rather than an isolated plugin defect.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch (WP Mobile Menu 2.9); until then, deactivate the plugin or restrict administrator access and MFA-protect privileged accounts to reduce the likelihood of the required admin interaction.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 100% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
moderately popular WordPress mobile-menu plugin, common but not universal
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

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 Yes
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

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.

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