Vulnerability · Published Apr 20, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-5721wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin <= 6.5.0.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSV/Excel Data Import
Medium 4.7
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin from wpdatatables. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 6.5.0.4. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the prepareCellOutput() method of the LinkWDTColumn, ImageWDTColumn, and EmailWDTColumn classes. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, given that they can trick an Administrator into importing data from an attacker-controlled source and the affected column types (Link, Image, or Email) are configured.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wpdatatables | wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin | 0 – through 6.5.0.4 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N