Taskbuilder: Cross-site scripting
Taskbuilder is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed. The published affected range is < 5.0.8.
- Component
- Taskbuilder
- Plugin slug
taskbuilder- Affected
- < 5.0.8
- Safe version
5.0.8- Published
- Jun 17, 2026
This CVE was published Jun 17, 2026 and is one of 16 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Taskbuilder to 5.0.8 or later, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Taskbuilder WordPress plugin before 5.0.8 does not properly sanitise a URL parameter before echoing it into inline JavaScript on a frontend page containing one of its shortcodes, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability that can be triggered against any logged-in user.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L