Vulnerability · Published Mar 21, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-2424Reward Video Ad for WordPress <= 1.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Admin Settings
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Reward Video Ad for WordPress from applixir. 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 17% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Reward Video Ad for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.6. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on plugin settings such as the 'Account ID', 'Message before the video', and color fields. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| applixir | Reward Video Ad for WordPress | 0 – through 1.6 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/40b5a241-3cf4-476c-8fd9-d0b953234d39?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/applixir/tags/1.6/inc/settings.php#L665
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/applixir/trunk/inc/settings.php#L665
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/applixir/tags/1.6/inc/class-applixir-restriction.php#L80
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/applixir/trunk/inc/class-applixir-restriction.php#L80