CVE-2026-115548
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
The Quttera ThreatSign – Web Malware Scanner for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'HTTP_USER_AGENT' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.0.48 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever an administrator accesses an injected page.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.2
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-07 12:17:42.747000
Last modified
2026-11-07 12:17:42.870000
View original CVE JSON
{
"id": "CVE-2026-115548",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-11-07T12:17:42.747",
"lastModified": "2026-11-07T12:17:42.870",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
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"value": "The Quttera ThreatSign – Web Malware Scanner for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'HTTP_USER_AGENT' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.0.48 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever an administrator accesses an injected page."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "quttera",
"product": "Quttera ThreatSign – Web Malware Scanner for WordPress",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"versions": [
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"version": "0",
"lessThanOrEqual": "4.1.0.48",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Primary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"baseScore": 7.2,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "CHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
"impactScore": 2.7
}
]
},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Primary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-79"
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quttera-web-malware-scanner/tags/4.1.0.45/JS/iscan_frontend.php#L112",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quttera-web-malware-scanner/tags/4.1.0.45/qtrAjaxHandler.php#L1199",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quttera-web-malware-scanner/tags/4.1.0.45/qtrDatabaseScanner.php#L345",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quttera-web-malware-scanner/tags/4.1.0.45/qtrReport.php#L133",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3771915%40quttera-web-malware-scanner&new=3771915%40quttera-web-malware-scanner",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/eacc5af0-3248-4819-b90e-0f5e0e6d2786?source=cve",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}