WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2026-5742 Deferred

UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP: Cross-site scripting

UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP is affected by cross-site scripting. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed. The published affected range is <= 1.2.60.

CVE / CNA score 6.4 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP
Plugin slug
userswp
Affected
<= 1.2.60
Safe version
> 1.2.60
Published
Apr 09, 2026
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Apr 09, 2026 and is one of 16 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP to a release after 1.2.60, 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.

Source record

Technical description

The UsersWP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to and including 1.2.60. This is due to insufficient input sanitization of user-supplied URL fields and improper output escaping when rendering user profile data in badge widgets. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts that will execute whenever a user accesses a page containing the affected badge widget.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources