Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain Subscriber account on target WP site
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DeliveryInject XSS payload into unsanitized PixelYourSite field
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ExploitAdmin opens affected page in wp-admin
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ExecutionScript executes in admin browser session
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ImpactSteal session/perform privileged actions
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 | Requires an authenticated WordPress account at Subscriber level or higher on a site running PixelYourSite <= 11.4.1 (PR:L), and a victim administrator (or other privileged user) must subsequently view the page rendering the injected payload (UI:R) for the script to execute. Exploitation is limited by these two gates: attacker registration must be possible (open registration or obtained credentials) and privileged user interaction is mandatory, so there is no unauthenticated or fully-automated path against a default configuration. |
| Impact | This is a genuine but moderate-priority issue, not an inflated high-CVSS finding. The CVSS 3.1 base of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L) reflects a network-reachable but authentication- and interaction-gated stored XSS: an attacker needs a valid low-privilege account and a victim admin must render the injected payload. No EPSS score, KEV listing, POC, or SSVC decision data is provided, so there is no signal of active or automated exploitation - exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The scope change (S:C) inflates the score by crediting cross-context script execution in an admin's browser; the low C/I/A impacts are consistent with reflected/stored script running with a victim's session rather than direct server compromise. I question the A:L rating - an XSS with confidentiality/integrity impact rarely produces genuine availability loss, and a more defensible vector would be A:N (~6.4). Overall: a real defensible bug worth patching on schedule, but not an emergency absent any exploitation evidence. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers or obtains a Subscriber-level account on a WordPress site running PixelYourSite <= 11.4.1 and submits a payload containing malicious JavaScript into an input the plugin fails to sanitize. When a site administrator later views that data in wp-admin, the script executes in the admin's authenticated browser session, enabling session/cookie theft, admin-action forgery, or account takeover. No public POC is referenced, and success depends on an administrator viewing the injected content (UI:R). |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 23, 2026
Authenticated Subscriber-level cross-site scripting in PixelYourSite - Your smart PIXEL (TAG) Manager versions 11.4.1 and earlier allows a user with a WordPress Subscriber account or higher to inject script that executes in the browser of a privileged administrator when the injected content is viewed. Exploitation requires two conditions: the attacker must be able to register or obtain a Subscriber-level account (PR:L per the assessed vector), and a victim administrator must interact with the page rendering the payload (UI:R); there is no unauthenticated or fully automated path against a default configuration. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the independent assessment rates this as a genuine but moderate-priority issue rather than an inflated high-CVSS finding.
RemediationAI
Upgrade PixelYourSite to a release later than 11.4.1, as the affected range is ≤11.4.1; the exact fixed version should be confirmed in the vendor's Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/pixelyoursite/vulnerability/wordpress-pixelyoursite-your-smart-pixel-tag-manager-plugin-11-4-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve). Because no exact patch version is specified in the provided data, verify the latest available version before updating. Compensating controls: if immediate patching is not possible, disable open user registration and restrict the ability to create Subscriber-level accounts to reduce the attacker pool, noting that this may affect legitimate community features; enforce least privilege by reviewing Subscriber role capabilities and removing any unnecessary permissions that allow data submission to the plugin; deploy a web application firewall with XSS filtering focused on administrative pages, accepting possible false positives and the need for tuning; and monitor administrative page views for unexpected script activity. These controls reduce exposure but do not eliminate the underlying output-encoding flaw.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability class is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation, i.e., cross-site scripting) in the WordPress plugin PixelYourSite - Your smart PIXEL (TAG) Manager, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:pixelyoursite:pixelyoursite_-_your_smart_pixel_(tag)_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. PixelYourSite is a tag/pixel manager that lets site owners inject tracking pixels (Facebook, Google Analytics, etc.) and related scripts; the plugin accepts data from authenticated users and later renders it in administrative pages without sufficient output encoding. Because the injection is performed by a Subscriber-level user and the payload executes in a higher-privileged user's session, the assessed CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, reflecting remote network exploitation, low attack complexity, low privileges, required user interaction, scope change, and limited confidentiality/integrity impact with no availability impact. The scope change (S:C) acknowledges that the script executes in the administrator's browser context, potentially allowing actions on behalf of that admin, but the practical impact is constrained by the need for the admin to view the injected page.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Network-reachable stored XSS needing a low-priv Subscriber account (PR:L) and victim admin rendering (UI:R); script crosses into admin context (S:C) with C:L/I:L but no real availability impact (A:N).
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in PixelYourSite - Your smart PIXEL (TAG) Manager <= 11.4.1 versions.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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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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EUVD-2026-85498
GHSA-43qv-cj3q-9q4c
NVD
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