Vulnerability Description
The AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content via Regex Transformation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The crafted payload uses only WordPress-permitted comment tags and attributes (an anchor with href and title), and the AMP sanitizer pipeline omits javascript: protocol blocking, meaning neither the comment save filter nor the AMP output stage removes the malicious URI introduced by the transformation.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accelerated-mobile-pages/tags/1.1.14/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accelerated-mobile-pages/tags/1.1.14/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accelerated-mobile-pages/tags/1.1.14/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accelerated-mobile-pages/tags/1.1.15/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accelerated-mobile-pages/tags/1.1.15/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/accelerated-mobile-pages/tags/1.1.15/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3689899%40accelerated
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/47ef0e19-8b67-42ad-b8e
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-83591?
CVE-2026-83591 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH). The AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content via Regex Transformation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.16 du...
How severe is CVE-2026-83591?
CVE-2026-83591 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.2/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-83591?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.