CVE-2026-23979: WordPress Gyan Elements plugin <= 2.2.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-03-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Softwebmedia Gyan Elements gyan-elements allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Gyan Elements: from n/a through <= 2.2.1.

Affected products

Softwebmedia Gyan Elements: through 2.2.1

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/gyan-elements/vulnerability/wordpress-gyan-elements-plugin-2-2-1-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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