CVE-2026-57431 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-57431: WordPress Featured Image plugin <= 2.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Mervin Praison

Product Featured Image

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published June 26, 2026

Last update June 29, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Author Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Featured Image <= 2.1 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Featured Image versions up to 2.1 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability in image handling. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect site visitors across different security contexts.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site visitors may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to malicious sites by attackers with low-level account access.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have low-level site access (e.g., contributor role) and the victim must visit a page containing the injected content.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 26, 2026 CVE published

June 29, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57431 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html

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