What is CVE-2026-6495?

CVE-2026-6495 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ajax Load More, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-05-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-6495?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

XSS in Ajax Load More

CVE-2026-6495

The Ajax Load More WordPress plugin before 7.8.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.000 (1.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Unknown Ajax Load More — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-6495?: CVE-2026-6495 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ajax Load More, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-6495?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.