Vulnerability Description
The SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'display_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 10.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This is exploitable by any Subscriber who sets their display_name to a string containing the literal %%archive_title%% token alongside HTML event-handler payloads, as WordPress stores display names without HTML filtering and the plugin substitutes the token after escaping has already occurred.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-seopress/trunk/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-seopress/tags/10.3/inc/functions/o
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-seopress/tags/10.3/inc/functions/o
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-seopress/tags/10.3/inc/functions/o
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-seopress/tags/10.3/inc/functions/o
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-seopress/tags/10.3/inc/functions/o
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-seopress/tags/10.3/inc/functions/v
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3772366/wp-seopress/trunk/inc/funct
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6651c932-aa60-485b-bb5
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-116535?
CVE-2026-116535 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM). The SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'display_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 10.3 due to insuffic...
How severe is CVE-2026-116535?
CVE-2026-116535 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-116535?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.