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Copy Anything to Clipboard EUVDEUVD-2026-111713

| CVE-2026-110524 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-10-28 contact@wpscan.com GHSA-m4h7-mwp4-h59c
6.8
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
    Obtain contributor-level account
  2. Delivery
    Inject payload into shortcode attribute
  3. Exploit
    Store content via plugin shortcode
  4. Execution
    Higher-privileged user views content
  5. Impact
    Script executes in admin session

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

The attacker must hold an authenticated account with the contributor role or higher on the target site, and the vulnerable 'Copy Anything to Clipboard' plugin must be installed at a version before 5.5.5. The attacker injects an unsanitized value into the plugin's shortcode attribute, which is stored and later written back into the page by client-side script. Execution is not automatic: a higher-privileged user (e.g., administrator or editor) must view and interact with the attacker-controlled content (UI:R), so the payload fires only in that victim's browser session. Limiting factors: requires provisioning of contributor+ accounts (not default on sites without open/multi-author registration) and requires victim interaction, which reduces the practical blast radius despite the network attack vector.

Impact

This is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.8) authenticated stored XSS with a modest real-world risk profile. The signals align toward lower urgency: EPSS is 0.17% (6th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code was identified - only a WPScan advisory reference. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month' (not act_now/emergency), consistent with the low exploitation probability. One conflict must be flagged: the supplied CVSS vector uses PR:H, but the description states exploitation requires only the contributor role, which is a low-privilege authenticated user - PR:L is more accurate, and the PR:H choice understates how reachable this is on sites that allow contributor-level accounts. Additionally, the supplied vector's C:H/I:H/A:H impact is aggressive for a reflected-into-page stored XSS; the realistic impact is session/content compromise of the viewing admin rather than full host compromise. Net: a legitimate but non-emergency issue - patch on a normal cycle, prioritize if the site provisions contributor+ accounts to semi-trusted users.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A user with contributor-level access on the target WordPress site saves content containing the plugin's shortcode with a malicious, unsanitized attribute value. When a higher-privileged user such as an administrator or editor views and interacts with that content in wp-admin, the stored payload is written back into the page by a client-side script and executes in the victim's authenticated session. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026

Stored cross-site scripting in the 'Copy Anything to Clipboard' WordPress plugin before version 5.5.5 lets an authenticated user with the contributor role or higher plant an unsanitized shortcode attribute value that the plugin later writes back into the page via client-side script. The payload only fires when a higher-privileged user views and interacts with the poisoned content, so exploitation requires victim interaction on top of a valid contributor-level account. Our assessment rates this medium severity (CVSS 6.8, assessed vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), with an EPSS of 0.17% (6th percentile) and no public exploit identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: update the 'Copy Anything to Clipboard' plugin to version 5.5.5 or later; the vendor states a fix is available and 5.5.5 is the first non-vulnerable release, so sites on any earlier version should upgrade. There is no vendor-documented configuration workaround in the available sources, so the update itself is the complete fix. Where immediate upgrading is not possible, exposure can be narrowed by reviewing which users hold contributor-level or higher accounts on sites that permit open or multi-author registration, and by treating contributor-submitted content as untrusted until an administrator has reviewed it - both reduce the likelihood of an attacker gaining the prerequisite account and of a privileged user interacting with poisoned content, but neither removes the underlying missing sanitization. Verify the deployed version after updating and consult the WPSCAN advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4ee29b7c-ae80-4875-bd78-7128ff4e5e1c/ for any updates.

Affected VersionsENISA

Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress 0 <5.5.5

Affected Packages

euvd copy_anything_to_clipboard_for_wordpress fix: 5.5.5

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

The flaw is a classic CWE-79 cross-site scripting variant specific to WordPress shortcode handling: the plugin accepts a shortcode attribute, fails to sanitize/escape it on input before storing it (typically within post content), and then re-emits that stored value into the page through a client-side script rather than through server-side escaped output. Because the sink is a DOM write performed by JavaScript, WordPress's usual server-side content filtering does not neutralize the payload. Contributors can create and store post content even though they normally cannot publish it, which is why the contributor role is the practical entry point; an editor or administrator who previews or interacts with the content then executes the script in their own session, enabling actions with their privileges. Our assessment adopts the assessed vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (scope changed, low confidentiality and integrity impact), which is more conservative on privileges and scope than the vendor-recorded vector but consistent on the need for victim interaction. The trigger for the client-side write path is not further described in the available sources.

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Severity by source

Vendor (wpscan) PRIMARY 6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

Contributor role is a low-privilege authenticated user so PR:L (not PR:H); admin must view the content so UI:R; script runs in the victim's browser so S:C with limited C/I and no availability impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (wpscan).

CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Oct 28, 2026 - 18:22 NVD
6.8 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Oct 28, 2026 - 07:16 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 28, 2026 - 06:16 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.8
CVE Published
Oct 28, 2026 - 06:16 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

The Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress WordPress plugin before 5.5.5 does not sanitize and escape a shortcode attribute before storing it and writing it back into the page through a client-side script, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against higher-privileged users who view and interact with the content.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche WordPress plugin with limited install base
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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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