Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Reflected XSS needs no attacker auth (PR:N) but requires admin to click (UI:R); script runs cross-context (S:C) with limited confidentiality/integrity impact and no realistic availability impact (A:N).
Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).
CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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The ultimate-woocommerce-auction-pro WordPress plugin through 2.4.5 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
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AnalysisAI
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in the Ultimate WooCommerce Auction Pro WordPress plugin (all versions through 2.4.5) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript into a page by tricking a logged-in high-privilege user, such as an administrator, into clicking a crafted link. The flaw stems from an unsanitized, unescaped request parameter reflected back into the response, and publicly available exploit code exists (reported by WPScan), though EPSS probability is low (0.15%, 4th percentile) and there is no evidence of active exploitation.
Technical ContextAI
The affected component is Ultimate WooCommerce Auction Pro, a commercial WordPress/WooCommerce plugin that adds auction functionality to online stores. The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation): a user-controllable parameter is echoed directly back into the HTML response without sanitization or output escaping, so an attacker-supplied string is interpreted as active markup/script by the victim's browser. Because this is reflected (non-persistent) XSS, the malicious payload is delivered in the request itself (typically a URL query parameter) rather than stored server-side, and executes in the security context of the WordPress admin session that renders it. The CPE (cpe:2.3:a:unknown:ultimate-woocommerce-auction-pro) confirms the plugin as the affected product across all versions up to and including 2.4.5.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version is identified in the available data, so update to a release later than 2.4.5 as soon as the vendor publishes a fixed build and monitor the WPScan advisory (https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a98d234b-11e8-4a07-8593-982d656a4fd3/) and NVD entry (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4259) for the fix version. As compensating controls until a patch is available: deploy a WAF or WordPress security plugin with XSS request filtering to block reflected-payload patterns on the plugin's endpoints (trade-off: rule tuning needed to avoid false positives on legitimate auction parameters); enforce that administrators never click untrusted links and access wp-admin only from a dedicated browser/session (reduces the UI:R attack surface but relies on user discipline); restrict administrative access by IP allowlist where feasible; and set a restrictive Content-Security-Policy that disallows inline script execution to blunt reflected payloads (trade-off: may break theme/plugin functionality that relies on inline scripts, so test before enforcing). Consider deactivating the plugin if auction functionality is non-essential and admin exposure is a concern.
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-38212
GHSA-g944-p6hc-2mch