CVE-2026-1821
Microtango <= 0.9.29 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes
The Microtango plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'restkey' parameter of the mt_reservation shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.29 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 6.4
Microtango <= 0.9.29 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes
The Microtango plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'restkey' parameter of the mt_reservation shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.29 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
- Record
CVE-2026-1821- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-5950 6.4
The Microtango plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'restkey' parameter of the mt_reservation shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.29 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
- Record
EUVD-2026-5950- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c224-wx4m-6qf6 6.4
The Microtango plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'restkey...
The Microtango plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'restkey' parameter of the mt_reservation shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.29 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
- Record
GHSA-c224-wx4m-6qf6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD 6.4
The Microtango plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'restkey' parameter of the mt_reservation shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.29 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
- Record
CVE-2026-1821- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-1821 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Microtango, published February 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/27657d29-e834-4f05-8fe9-7db0ab96f67d?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/microtango/trunk/microtango-init.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/microtango/tags/0.9.29/microtango-init.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3455880
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1821
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c224-wx4m-6qf6