CVE-2026-7850
WP Magnific Popup <= 1.0 - Author+ Stored XSS via href Attribute
The WP Magnific Popup WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not properly escape user-controlled link URLs before injecting them into the DOM when displaying image load error messages, allowing authenticated attackers with Author-level access or above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against any visiting user.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WP Magnific Popup <= 1.0 - Author+ Stored XSS via href Attribute
The WP Magnific Popup WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not properly escape user-controlled link URLs before injecting them into the DOM when displaying image load error messages, allowing authenticated attackers with Author-level access or above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against any visiting user.
- Record
CVE-2026-7850- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-37556
The WP Magnific Popup WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not properly escape user-controlled link URLs before injecting them into the DOM when displaying image load error messages, allowing authenticated attackers with Author-level access or above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against any visiting user.
- Record
EUVD-2026-37556- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v8jq-pwcr-jq4j
The WP Magnific Popup WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not properly escape user-controlled link...
The WP Magnific Popup WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not properly escape user-controlled link URLs before injecting them into the DOM when displaying image load error messages, allowing authenticated attackers with Author-level access or above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against any visiting user.
- Record
GHSA-v8jq-pwcr-jq4j- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The WP Magnific Popup WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not properly escape user-controlled link URLs before injecting them into the DOM when displaying image load error messages, allowing authenticated attackers with Author-level access or above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against any visiting user.
- Record
CVE-2026-7850- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - 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-2026-7850 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Unknown Wp Magnific Popup, published June 17, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.