Attack ChainAIDerived
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AccessObtain low-privileged WordPress account
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DeliveryInject script payload into plugin-rendered field
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ExploitPayload stored in table data
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ExecutionAdmin or user views posts table
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PersistScript executes in victim browser session
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ImpactSession hijack or admin 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 | Exploitation requires an authenticated account on the target WordPress site with at least low-level privileges (PR:L) - an attacker able to submit or edit content that the 'Posts Table with Search & Sort' plugin renders into its table output. It further requires user interaction (UI:R): the stored payload only fires when a victim loads the page displaying the affected table, so impact depends on a privileged user (e.g. an administrator) subsequently viewing that content. These two factors - a required foothold account and the need for victim page views - are the principal limits on real-world exploitation. The specific input field or table parameter that is improperly neutralized is not detailed in the available sources beyond the general stored-XSS classification. |
| Impact | This is a medium-severity stored XSS (CVSS 6.5, CWE-79) reported by Patchstack against the Barn2 'Posts Table with Search & Sort' WordPress plugin through 1.4.14. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L signals network reach and low complexity, but two factors materially temper real-world risk: PR:L means the attacker must already hold an authenticated, low-privileged account on the WordPress site, and UI:R means a victim (typically an administrator or other user) must view the page where the stored payload renders. The scope change (S:C) reflects that injected script executes in the victim's browser session rather than only the vulnerable component. No EPSS probability is provided in the input, the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, and no verified exploit code is indicated - the sole reference is a Patchstack vulnerability-database advisory, not a working PoC. The vuln.today priority label is 'this_month', consistent with a patch-on-normal-cadence issue rather than an emergency. Overall this is a credible but not urgent priority: a genuine authenticated stored-XSS requiring both a foothold account and victim interaction, typical of the large volume of WordPress plugin XSS findings, not a mass-exploitable critical. Note the input lacks EPSS and provides no confirmed active exploitation, so the risk assessment rests on the CVSS vector and the Patchstack advisory alone. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker holding a low-privileged authenticated account (for example a contributor or author) injects a malicious script payload into a field that the plugin renders into the posts table without proper neutralization. The payload is stored and later executes in the browser of any user who views the affected table - most damagingly an administrator - potentially hijacking their session or performing actions in the admin context. No verified public exploit code is identified in the provided data; the only reference is a Patchstack advisory. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Nov 03, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in the Barn2 Posts Table with Search & Sort WordPress plugin through 1.4.14 lets an authenticated low-privilege user inject persistent script that executes when a victim loads the affected table page. The medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.5) requires a foothold account and victim interaction, which limits real-world exploitation; no public exploit was identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Update the Posts Table with Search & Sort plugin to a release later than 1.4.14, the last affected version listed in the advisory, and verify the current fixed release in the WordPress plugin repository or the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/posts-data-table/vulnerability/wordpress-posts-table-with-search-sort-plugin-1-4-14-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve. The provided data does not state an exact fixed version, so confirm the vendor's patched release before upgrading. No specific workaround is described in the available sources; the advisory is the primary remediation reference. The this_month priority label supports scheduling the update within the current monthly patch cycle.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The issue is CWE-79, improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically stored XSS in a WordPress plugin that renders post data into searchable and sortable tables. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:barn2_plugins:posts_table_with_search_&_sort:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the Barn2 Plugins Posts Table with Search & Sort component, while the advisory scopes affected releases from n/a through 1.4.14. The assessed CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N: network-reachable, low attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, scope change, and low confidentiality and integrity impact with no availability impact. An attacker must be able to submit or edit content that the plugin later renders into its table output, and the stored payload fires when a victim views that page. The specific input field or table parameter that is not neutralized is not detailed in the available sources.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Authenticated contributor-level injection (PR:L) rendered to a victim who must load the page (UI:R); stored XSS crosses into the browser session (S:C) with low confidentiality/integrity impact and no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Barn2 Plugins Posts Table with Search & Sort posts-data-table allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Posts Table with Search & Sort: from n/a through 1.4.14.
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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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