CVE-2026-5742Disclosure

LOWCVSS 6.4 · MEDIUM

Exploit discussion active in current signal (1 latest mentions)

Immediate actions

  • Hunt for exploitation attempts and persistence artifacts
  • Increase monitoring for publicly documented tradecraft
  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: High priority (within 72h)

NVD description

The UsersWP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to and including 1.2.60. This is due to insufficient input sanitization of user-supplied URL fields and improper output escaping when rendering user profile data in badge widgets. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts that will execute whenever a user accesses a page containing the affected badge widget.

1.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-79

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • Public PoC is present in monitored signal
  • 3 mentions across 3 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • PoC mentioned or linked in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • Peaked 2d ago at 1 mentions (2026-04-09); latest day: 1
  • 3 total mentions across 3 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 3d
00111Mentions · 2026-04-09: 1Mentions · 2026-04-10: 1Mentions · 2026-04-19: 1PoC Mentioned / Linked · 2026-04-19: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-09: 104-0904-1004-19
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
266.7%
PoC
133.3%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-04-091
Disclosure1
2026-04-101
Disclosure1
2026-04-191
PoC1
Full discourse3 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-5742 The UsersWP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to and including 1.2.60. This is due to insufficient input sanitization of … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5742

    Post summary

    The UsersWP plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross‑Site Scripting (CVE‑2026‑5742) due to insufficient input sanitization.

    00010157
    57.0K followersView on X
  • Atomic Edge@atomicedgeWAF
    PoC

    https://atomicedge.io/cve-proof/cve-2026-5742-userswp-version-1-2-60-medium-vulnerability-proof-of-concept CVE-2026-5742 #WordPress plugin #vulnerability userswp #cybersecurity #wordpressfirewall #wordpresssecurity #hacking #wpsecurity #atomicedge

    Post summary

    The text points to a Proof‑of‑Concept page for CVE‑2026‑5742, but offers no further technical or exploit details.

    0000052
    6 followersView on X
  • CVEarity@CVEarity
    Disclosure

    ⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2026-5742 📊 Severity: 6.4 🚨 Risk Level: Medium 🧩 Affects: Wordpress Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5742 #CVE-2026-5742 #CVE #Medium #Wordpress #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/oH5rpBZHOT

    Post summary

    The tweet reports a newly disclosed CVE‑2026‑5742 affecting WordPress, notes a medium severity rating of 6.4, and provides a link to the NVD entry.

    0000026
    123 followersView on X

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