Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in PDFCrowd Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-0862
Key Information:
- Vendor
WordPress
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 24 January 2026
What is CVE-2026-0862?
The Save as PDF Plugin by PDFCrowd for WordPress suffers from a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping in the 'options' parameter. This flaw enables attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts on pages viewed by users if they manipulate victims into clicking specially crafted links. Particularly risky under default settings where the PDFCrowd API key is left blank (demo mode), this vulnerability poses significant security concerns for WordPress sites running affected plugin versions up to and including 4.5.5.

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Affected Version(s)
Save as PDF Plugin by PDFCrowd * <= 4.5.5
References
CVSS V3.1
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved