CVE-2026-3534
Astra <= 4.12.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Meta
The Astra theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ast-page-background-meta and ast-content-background-meta post meta fields in all versions up to, and including, 4.12.3. This is due to insufficient input sanitization on meta registration and missing output escaping in the astra_get_responsive_background_obj() function for four CSS-context sub-properties (background-color, background-image, overlay-color, overlay-gradient). 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
Astra <= 4.12.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Meta
The Astra theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ast-page-background-meta and ast-content-background-meta post meta fields in all versions up to, and including, 4.12.3. This is due to insufficient input sanitization on meta registration and missing output escaping in the astra_get_responsive_background_obj() function for four CSS-context sub-properties (background-color, background-image, overlay-color, overlay-gradient). 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-2026-3534- 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-2026-11111
6.4
The Astra theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ast-page-background-meta and ast-content-background-meta post meta fields in all versions up to, and including, 4.12.3. This is due to insufficient input sanitization on meta registration and missing output escaping in the astra_get_responsive_background_obj() function for four CSS-context sub-properties (background-color, background-image, overlay-color, overlay-gradient). 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-2026-11111- 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-9c4x-wwxm-pww8
6.4
The Astra theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `ast-page...
The Astra theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ast-page-background-meta and ast-content-background-meta post meta fields in all versions up to, and including, 4.12.3. This is due to insufficient input sanitization on meta registration and missing output escaping in the astra_get_responsive_background_obj() function for four CSS-context sub-properties (background-color, background-image, overlay-color, overlay-gradient). 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-9c4x-wwxm-pww8- 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 Astra theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ast-page-background-meta and ast-content-background-meta post meta fields in all versions up to, and including, 4.12.3. This is due to insufficient input sanitization on meta registration and missing output escaping in the astra_get_responsive_background_obj() function for four CSS-context sub-properties (background-color, background-image, overlay-color, overlay-gradient). 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-2026-3534- 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-2026-3534 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Brainstormforce Astra, published March 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/acf2906b-1ee5-4272-bf6d-36a02023f658?source=cve
themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/astra/4.12.3/inc/core/common-functions.php
themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/astra/4.12.3/inc/metabox/class-astra-meta-boxes.php
themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=316958%40astra%2F4.12.4&old=312219%40astra%2F4.12.3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3534
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9c4x-wwxm-pww8