Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged WordPress account
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DeliveryInject script into JetSmartFilters field
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ExploitPayload stored in site database
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ExecutionAdmin views affected page
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PersistScript executes in admin browser
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ImpactSession hijack or privileged actions
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 | Requires an authenticated WordPress user holding at least a low-privileged role (CVSS PR:L - e.g. contributor/author) who can submit input into a JetSmartFilters-handled field or filter configuration that is improperly neutralized before web page generation. Exploitation further requires victim user interaction (UI:R): a higher-privileged user such as an administrator must view the page or output where the stored payload renders, at which point the script executes in that victim's browser. Limiting factors: the attacker cannot be fully unauthenticated, the payload only triggers on victim page view (not automatically), and impact is confined to the affected site's authenticated users. This is not remotely exploitable against default configurations without a valid account on the target site. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity Stored XSS (CWE-79) in the Crocoblock JetSmartFilters WordPress plugin (≤3.8.6), scored CVSS 6.5 via vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The attack vector is network and complexity is low, but two signals meaningfully constrain real-world risk: PR:L requires an authenticated account with at least low privileges (per the vector, this is an authenticated flaw, not unauthenticated), and UI:R requires a victim to view the injected content. The scope change (S:C) reflects that injected script executes in a victim's browser context rather than the plugin's own, which is standard for stored XSS. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC was provided in the intelligence set, so there is no evidence of active exploitation or automated weaponization - the exploitation status is best characterized as no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Net assessment: this is a realistic but not urgent priority. It depends on an attacker already holding a contributor/author-tier account and on a privileged victim viewing the payload, which makes it more of a privilege-escalation-via-admin-session or defacement risk than a mass-exploitation threat. The A:L (availability) impact in the input vector is atypical for stored XSS and may be an over-assignment by the scoring source - verify against the actual payload behavior. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with a low-privileged authenticated WordPress account (e.g. contributor or author) injects a malicious JavaScript payload into a JetSmartFilters-controlled field or filter configuration that is not properly sanitized. The payload is stored and later executes in the browser of an administrator or other user who views the affected page or filter output, potentially hijacking the admin session or performing actions as that user. No public proof-of-concept was provided in the intelligence set. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 15, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Crocoblock JetSmartFilters WordPress plugin through version 3.8.6 lets an authenticated low-privileged user (CVSS PR:L, e.g., contributor or author) inject a persistent payload into filter-handled input that is improperly neutralized before web page generation, and the script then executes in the browser of a higher-privileged victim such as an administrator who views the affected page (UI:R). The issue is scored CVSS 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N per our assessment), is a moderate-severity CWE-79 defect, and there is no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation identified at time of analysis; it is not exploitable against a default site without a valid account on the target WordPress installation.
RemediationAI
The primary remediation is to update the Crocoblock JetSmartFilters WordPress plugin to a release later than the affected 3.8.6 boundary; because version 3.8.6 is explicitly listed as vulnerable, install the latest available version of jet-smart-filters from the WordPress.org plugin repository or Crocoblock. No exact vendor-released patch version is specified in the provided intelligence, so consult the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/jet-smart-filters/vulnerability/wordpress-jetsmartfilters-plugin-3-8-6-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve for the confirmed fixed version before upgrading. If an immediate upgrade cannot be performed, restrict the ability of low-privileged roles (contributors, authors, and any custom roles below administrator) to configure or submit input into JetSmartFilters filter fields, and deploy a security plugin or child-theme hook that applies context-aware output escaping to filter-rendered content; these compensating controls may break AJAX filter behavior and alter listing-grid layout until the plugin is patched. Also enforce least privilege on WordPress accounts, and after patching audit and clean any stored payloads already written into the database, since stored XSS content persists beyond the code fix.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw is a classic CWE-79 improper neutralization of input during web page generation, manifesting as stored/persistent XSS in the Crocoblock JetSmartFilters plugin (WordPress slug: jet-smart-filters), a filter-building extension used to add AJAX-driven smart filters to listing grids. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:crocoblock:jetsmartfilters:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the affected component as all versions of the plugin up to and including 3.8.6, the boundary stated by the reporter Patchstack. Because the defect is stored rather than reflected, attacker-supplied input is persisted server-side (for example within a filter field or configuration handled by the plugin) and later rendered without adequate escaping when a page containing that filter output is generated. The CVSS vector shows network attack delivery (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), low privileges required (PR:L) and user interaction (UI:R), meaning the attacker must already hold an account with at least contributor/author-level capability and the payload only fires when a more privileged user-such as an administrator-views the poisoned page or filter output. Scope is changed (S:C), with low confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact in our assessment, so the realistic consequence is script execution in the victim's authenticated browser session, enabling session/token theft, CSRF-style privileged actions or content manipulation, rather than direct server compromise.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Authenticated low-privilege user can store the payload (PR:L), victim must view it (UI:R), script runs cross-context (S:C) with limited confidentiality/integrity impact; no genuine availability impact, so A:N.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Crocoblock JetSmartFilters jet-smart-filters allows Stored XSS.This issue affects JetSmartFilters: from n/a through 3.8.6.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
EUVD-2026-102230
GHSA-55f8-4m28-xwcr
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
Exploit-DB