Vulnerability · Published Mar 12, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-2687Reading progressbar < 1.3.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Reading progressbar from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Reading progressbar WordPress plugin before 1.3.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Reading progressbar | 0 – before 1.3.1 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/af2e1249-2b69-47b6-85aa-9a6b30c51936/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description