CVE-2026-57762 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-57762: WordPress Simple URLs plugin <= 151 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Andrew Fiebert

Product Simple URLs

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published July 2, 2026

Last update July 2, 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

Author Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Simple URLs <= 151 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Simple URLs versions up to 151 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated administrator to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically a victim visiting a crafted link—and can affect other users' sessions and data. The impact is limited to low-severity confidentiality, integrity, and availability breaches.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they visit a crafted page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account could be compromised to inject scripts affecting other site users and their data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must visit a link the attacker provides.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 2, 2026 CVE published

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57762 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html

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