wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin: Cross-site scripting
wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin is affected by cross-site scripting. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed. The published affected range is <= 6.5.0.4.
- Component
- wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin
- Affected
- <= 6.5.0.4
- Safe version
> 6.5.0.4- Published
- Apr 20, 2026
This CVE was published Apr 20, 2026 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin to a release after 6.5.0.4, 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 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 6.5.0.4. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the prepareCellOutput() method of the LinkWDTColumn, ImageWDTColumn, and EmailWDTColumn classes. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, given that they can trick an Administrator into importing data from an attacker-controlled source and the affected column types (Link, Image, or Email) are configured.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N