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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-1391 is a reflected cross-site scripting issue in the Vzaar Media Management WordPress plugin through version 1.2. An attacker could craft a link that runs script in a victim’s browser if the victim is tricked into opening it. Business impact is mainly session misuse, content tampering, or phishing from a trusted site context.
Executive priority
Treat as a medium-priority web application risk. It is not known to be exploited, but affected WordPress sites should be reviewed because successful abuse can target trusted users and administrative sessions.
Technical view
Wordfence reports insufficient sanitization and escaping of the $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] value in Vzaar Media Management, leading to CWE-79 reflected XSS. The vulnerable code is referenced in admin/vzaar-media-upload.php around line 103 in trunk and tag 1.2. The CVSS v3.1 score is 5.3, network-exploitable, unauthenticated, with low integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with the Vzaar Media Management plugin installed at version 1.2 or earlier. The source bundle does not identify a fixed version or confirm whether the plugin is broadly deployed.
Exploitation context
No source provided indicates active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. The described attack requires persuading a user to open a crafted link. Risk increases for administrator users because browser-executed script may act within their authenticated WordPress session.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports reflected XSS via $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] in Vzaar Media Management through 1.2. The provided metadata is somewhat inconsistent on affected versions, so validate against the Wordfence advisory and plugin repository state. No fix version is named in the supplied sources.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Vzaar Media Management installations.
- If installed and not needed, disable or remove the plugin.
- Check vendor or WordPress plugin guidance for an updated fixed release.
- Prioritize mitigation on sites with privileged WordPress users.
- Apply general WordPress hardening and least-privilege admin practices.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin is installed on each WordPress instance.
- Record the installed plugin version and flag versions 1.2 or earlier.
- Review admin/vzaar-media-upload.php for unsafe PHP_SELF output handling.
- Check Wordfence or plugin repository pages for updated remediation guidance.
- Review web logs and security alerts for suspicious reflected-XSS indicators.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/398a75b1-6470-44b3-aaea-d5e8b10db115?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vzaar-media-management/trunk/admin/vzaar-media-upload.php#L103CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vzaar-media-management/tags/1.2/admin/vzaar-media-upload.php#L103CVE reference
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.