Vulnerability Description
The MailerPress – Email Marketing, Newsletter, Email Automation & WooCommerce Emails plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Campaign HTML Content Field in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The public-facing campaign preview endpoint (/mp-email/{id}-slug/) is not affected by this vulnerability, as it applies a Content-Security-Policy header blocking all inline scripts; exploitation is limited to the admin dashboard preview.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/tags/2.0.3/src/Actions/Sh
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/tags/2.0.3/src/Api/Campai
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/tags/2.0.3/src/Api/Campai
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/tags/2.0.3/src/Api/Campai
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/tags/2.0.5/src/Api/Campai
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/tags/2.0.5/src/Api/Campai
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/trunk/src/Actions/Shortco
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/trunk/src/Api/Campaigns.p
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/trunk/src/Api/Campaigns.p
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/trunk/src/Api/Campaigns.p
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c52cadb2-703f-4aad-85f
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-8599?
CVE-2026-8599 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM). The MailerPress – Email Marketing, Newsletter, Email Automation & WooCommerce Emails plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Campaign HTML Content Field in all versions u...
How severe is CVE-2026-8599?
CVE-2026-8599 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-2026-8599?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.