CVE-2026-22192

wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript by importing a crafted options file with unescaped customCss field values. Attackers can supply a malicious JSON import file containing script payloads in the customCss parameter that execute on every page when rendered through the options handler without proper sanitization.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/	Product
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers	Product Release Notes
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpdiscuz-before-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-malicious-options-import	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpdiscuz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

17 Mar 2026, 20:28

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/ -~~	() https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/ - Product
References	~~() https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers -~~	() https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers - Product, Release Notes
References	~~() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpdiscuz-before-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-malicious-options-import -~~	() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpdiscuz-before-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-malicious-options-import - Third Party Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpdiscuz::::::wordpress::*
First Time		Gvectors Gvectors wpdiscuz

13 Mar 2026, 19:54

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-13 19:54

Updated : 2026-03-17 20:28

NVD link : CVE-2026-22192

Mitre link : CVE-2026-22192

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-22192

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gvectors

wpdiscuz

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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