CVE-2026-57403: WordPress GD Security Headers plugin <= 1.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-07-13 · updated 2026-10-24
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Milan Petrovic GD Security Headers gd-security-headers allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects GD Security Headers: from n/a through <= 1.8.

Affected products

Milan Petrovic GD Security Headers: through 1.8

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/gd-security-headers/vulnerability/wordpress-gd-security-headers-plugin-1-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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