Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as subscriber on target site
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DeliveryInject script payload via affected plugin field
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ExploitStore payload in marketplace content
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ExecutionVictim (admin/vendor) views content
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ImpactScript executes in victim browser session
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 | Exploitation requires an authenticated account at subscriber privilege level (PR:L) on the target WordPress site - practical for a marketplace plugin that commonly permits open customer/vendor registration - and requires user interaction (UI:R): a victim must view the attacker-supplied content for the injected script to execute. The scope change (S:C) indicates execution in a different security context, typically a higher-privileged user's browser. Limiting factors: the attacker cannot act fully unauthenticated, a victim must be enticed to view the payload, and only sites running MultiVendorX <= 5.0.20 are affected. The specific vulnerable feature, input field, or parameter is not described in the available sources. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity stored/subscriber Cross-Site Scripting flaw (CVSS 6.5) in the MultiVendorX WordPress plugin at or below version 5.0.20, reported by Patchstack. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L shows network reach and low complexity, but two factors meaningfully blunt real-world risk: PR:L means the attacker must already hold a valid low-privilege (subscriber) account on the target site, and UI:R means a victim must interact with the injected payload. The scope change (S:C) reflects that script executes in another user's/admin's browser context, which is the primary leverage here. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or SSVC automatable/technical-impact fields were supplied, and there is no confirmed proof-of-concept - the only reference is a Patchstack database entry, not working exploit code. The vuln.today priority is 'this_month,' consistent with a patch-on-normal-cycle issue rather than an emergency. In short: a genuine but not top-tier priority. It is a credible risk for sites that allow open subscriber/customer registration (common for a multi-vendor marketplace plugin), but the authentication and user-interaction requirements make it a targeted-abuse scenario rather than mass, unauthenticated compromise. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers or already holds a subscriber-level account on a WordPress site running a vulnerable MultiVendorX version and submits input containing a malicious script payload through an affected plugin field. When a higher-privileged user such as an administrator or vendor later views that content in their browser, the script executes in their session context (scope change), potentially enabling session/action abuse. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis; the only reference is a Patchstack advisory entry. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 30, 2026
Stored/subscriber cross-site scripting in the MultiVendorX WordPress plugin affects sites running versions through 5.0.20 and lets an authenticated subscriber-level account place script content that executes when a victim views it, potentially in a higher-privileged browser context because the assessed vector includes a scope change. The issue is moderate severity (CVSS 6.5), reported by Patchstack, and requires user interaction for exploitation. No public exploit code or CISA KEV entry was identified in the available intelligence.
RemediationAI
No fixed MultiVendorX version is listed in the supplied data, so there is no vendor-released patch version to cite at time of analysis. Check the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/dc-woocommerce-multi-vendor/vulnerability/wordpress-multivendorx-plugin-5-0-20-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve for an updated release and apply it when available; do not assume a version above 5.0.20 is fixed without vendor confirmation. Until a fixed release is confirmed, reduce exposure by limiting or closing subscriber/vendor self-registration to trusted users, reviewing subscriber-supplied content before it is displayed to higher-privileged users, and using a Content Security Policy to reduce script-execution impact; these compensating controls have trade-offs, since registration restrictions can block legitimate marketplace onboarding, review queues add operational overhead, and CSP requires careful tuning to avoid breaking site functionality.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
MultiVendorX is a WordPress marketplace plugin, referenced by the advisory slug dc-woocommerce-multi-vendor, that commonly supports vendor and customer accounts on a site. The flaw is CWE-79 cross-site scripting: subscriber-level input is rendered without adequate neutralization, so attacker-supplied script can execute in another user's browser. The independent assessment uses CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, meaning a network-reachable issue requiring a low-privileged authenticated account and victim interaction, with limited confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact; the scope change indicates execution in a different security context, typically a more privileged user's browser. The specific vulnerable feature, input field, or parameter is not described in the available sources. The supplied CPE is cpe:2.3:a:multivendorx:multivendorx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Subscriber-level account needed (PR:L) and a victim must view the payload (UI:R); script runs cross-context (S:C) with limited C/I impact and no availability effect (A:N).
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in MultiVendorX <= 5.0.20 versions.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
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