Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Unauthenticated network XSS (PR:N, AV:N, AC:L) requires victim interaction (UI:R) and executes across a trust boundary (S:C) with browser-scoped Low C/I/A impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Modula - PRO <= 2.10.8 versions.
AnalysisAI
Cross-site scripting in the Modula PRO WordPress gallery plugin (versions through 2.10.8) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in a victim's browser when they view or interact with attacker-influenced content. Reported by Patchstack and rated CVSS 7.1 with a scope change, the flaw requires user interaction but no authentication; no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV.
Technical ContextAI
Modula is a commercial WordPress image and video gallery plugin developed by Chill Media Labs S.R.L. (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:chill_media_labs_s.r.l.:modula_-_pro), with the PRO edition adding premium gallery, filtering, and lightbox features on top of the widely installed free Modula plugin. The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), meaning user-supplied input is reflected or stored into HTML output without adequate sanitization or output encoding, letting an attacker smuggle active script into a page rendered by the WordPress front end or admin context. The CVSS scope-change flag (S:C) reflects the classic XSS property that code injected into the vulnerable component executes under the security authority of the victim's browser session, crossing a trust boundary.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Modula PRO to the first fixed release above version 2.10.8 as published by the vendor; consult the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/modula/vulnerability/wordpress-modula-pro-plugin-2-10-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability) and the vendor's changelog for the exact patched version, since no specific fix version is confirmed in the available data. Until patched, compensating controls include deploying a WordPress-aware WAF or Patchstack's virtual patching to filter XSS payloads on the affected endpoints (trade-off: rule tuning may cause false positives on legitimate gallery input), tightening a Content-Security-Policy to disallow inline script execution (trade-off: may break other plugins or themes relying on inline JS), and restricting or monitoring the plugin's front-end input paths; if the plugin is non-essential, temporarily deactivating Modula PRO removes exposure entirely at the cost of gallery functionality.
More in Wordpress Plugin
View allThe Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1
The Hash Form - Drag & Drop Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing fil
Authentication bypass in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin (versions prior to 6.5.0.1) allows unauthenticated remote
The Simple File List plugin for WordPress through version 4.2.2 contains an unauthenticated remote code execution vulner
The SureTriggers WordPress plugin through version 1.0.82 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unaut
The Ninja Forms plugin before 2.9.42.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks via
The Business Directory Plugin - Easy Listing Directories for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based
SQL injection in the NotificationX WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 2.8.2) allows unauthenticated remote a
The POST SMTP Mailer - Email log, Delivery Failure Notifications and Best Mail SMTP for WordPress plugin for WordPress i
The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin - for Online Courses and Education plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to union base
The Email Subscribers by Icegram Express plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the ‘hash’ parameter in
Remote code execution in the WP Query Console WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 1.0) by Ajit Bohra allows u
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
View allShare
External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2026-41363
GHSA-x2v5-rp8m-cc4j