Mandatory Field - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Settings Fields vulnerability
medium
Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Settings Fields vulnerability
- CVSS:
- 5.9
- Affected:
- up to 1.6.8
- Fix:
- No patched version reported
- Disclosed:
- Mar 23, 2026
Mandatory Field <= 1.6.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Settings Fields
medium
The Mandatory Field plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject a...
- CVSS:
- 4.4
- Affected:
- up to 1.6.8
- Fix:
- No patched version reported
- Disclosed:
- Mar 20, 2026
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