Vulnerability · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-4267Query Monitor <= 3.20.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Request URI
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting in Query Monitor from johnbillion. 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). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
The Query Monitor – The developer tools panel for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.20.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | johnbillion/query-monitor | 3.20.4 | GHSA-2xr4-chcf-vmvf |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| johnbillion | Query Monitor | 0 – through 3.20.3 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0b75cad9-9f76-4839-8eb2-40d84662846d?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/query-monitor/tags/3.20.2/output/html/request.php#L60
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/query-monitor/tags/3.20.2/output/html/request.php#L70
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3486705/query-monitor
- https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2026-4267/