Vulnerability · Published Oct 2, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2026-102772CMB2 <= 2.13.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'textarea_code' Field

High 7.2

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A high-severity cross-site scripting in CMB2 from jtsternberg. 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 24% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The CMB2 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the '<textarea_code field id> (e.g. kl_code, kl_post_code)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.13.1 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 a user accesses an injected page. The front-end save path requires only a CMB2 box nonce, which is emitted to all visitors including unauthenticated guests via a simple GET request, making the attack trivially reachable without any credentials on sites that expose a public CMB2 form writing a textarea_code field.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
jtsternberg	CMB2	0 – through 2.13.1

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Affected products (as reported)

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