High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Sep 18, 2026· Updated Oct 17, 2026
CVE-2026-93485
CVE-2026-93485
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Automattic WordPress wordpress allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects WordPress: from n/a through 7.1.
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