CVE-2026-27402 HIGH

CVE-2026-27402: WordPress Kids Life | Children School WordPress theme <= 5.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Designthemes

Product Kids Life | Children School WordPress

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published July 2, 2026

Last update July 2, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Kids Life | Children School WordPress <= 5.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Kids Life | Children School WordPress plugin through version 5.2 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of site visitors. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a malicious link—and can affect multiple users across the site. Update the plugin to a version newer than 5.2.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in visitors' browsers, stealing session cookies or redirecting users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors' accounts and data at risk; site reputation damage if used for phishing or malware distribution.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. Victim must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 2, 2026 CVE published

July 2, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27402 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2026-27402

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 7.1 / HIGH

Affected versions