Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in UsersWP Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-18501

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
UsersWP – Front-end Login Form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory Plugin For WP
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-18501?

The UsersWP plugin for WordPress, specifically the Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory features, is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. Authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. This executed script runs whenever a user accesses the affected page, potentially compromising user data and security.

Affected Version(s)

UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP 0 <= 1.2.69

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://github.com/AyeCode/userswp/pull/919/changes#diff-...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jonah Burgess (CryptoCat)
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