Vulnerability Description
The Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Textarea Profile Field with HTML Support (DOM Gadget via id Attribute) in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.1 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 possible because the wp_kses 'templates' allowlist permits the id attribute on div elements but does not neutralize unescaped quotes within its value; when pickadate.js concatenates the stored id value into an HTML string via jQuery .html() on profile page load, the smuggled onfocus and autofocus attribute syntax breaks out of attribute context and executes as JavaScript.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-member/tags/2.11.4/assets/js
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-member/tags/2.11.4/includes/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-member/tags/2.11.4/includes/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-member/tags/2.12.1/assets/js
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-member/tags/2.12.1/includes/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-member/tags/2.12.1/includes/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3663931%40ultimate-me
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a7961bcc-eae7-40e1-883
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-18547?
CVE-2026-18547 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM). The Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Textarea Profil...
How severe is CVE-2026-18547?
CVE-2026-18547 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-2026-18547?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.