Vulnerability in Ultimate Member
CVE-2026-11766
The Ultimate Member WordPress plugin before 2.12.0 does not properly sanitise and escape the value of custom textarea profile fields before outputting it on user profiles, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and above to store JavaScript that executes when any user, including an administrator, views the affected profile.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ultimate Member — versions 0
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/96adb2d3-af34-4455-97d4-90af58049e78/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-11766?
- CVE-2026-11766 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ultimate Member, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2026-07-06.
- How severe is CVE-2026-11766?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.