What is CVE-2026-42643?

CVE-2026-42643 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Stellarwp Image Widget, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-04-29.

How severe is CVE-2026-42643?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

XSS in Stellarwp Image Widget

CVE-2026-42643

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in StellarWP Image Widget image-widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Image Widget: from n/a through <= 4.4.11.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.000 (11.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Stellarwp Image Widget — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

audit@patchstack.com (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-42643?: CVE-2026-42643 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Stellarwp Image Widget, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2026-42643?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.