CVE-2026-42643: WordPress Image Widget plugin <= 4.4.11 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-04-29 · updated 2026-10-26
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in StellarWP Image Widget image-widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Image Widget: from n/a through <= 4.4.11.

Affected products

StellarWP Image Widget: through 4.4.11

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/image-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-image-widget-plugin-4-4-11-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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