CVE-2026-66433 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-66433: WordPress Location Weather plugin <= 3.0.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Shapedplugin Llc

Product Location Weather

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published July 27, 2026

Last update July 27, 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

Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Location Weather <= 3.0.6 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Location Weather versions up to 3.0.6 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with low-level site access can craft a malicious link that, when clicked by another user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of the victim.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in other users' browsers to steal sessions or perform unauthorized actions.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users' accounts and data are at risk if they interact with attacker-controlled content or links.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have low-level site authentication; victim must click a malicious link or visit a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 27, 2026 CVE published

July 27, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-66433 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2026-66433

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 6.5 / MEDIUM

Affected versions