CVE-2026-28044 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-28044: WordPress WP Rocket plugin <= 3.19.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Wp Media

Product WP Rocket

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published March 19, 2026

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Media WP Rocket allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Rocket: from n/a through 3.19.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Rocket versions up to 3.19.4 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the site's integrity and confidentiality. Site owners should update to a version newer than 3.19.4 to remediate this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they visit affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account could be compromised to inject malware or steal data from site visitors and other admins.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and trick a user into visiting a crafted link or page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 19, 2026 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28044 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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