Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-28072

High

Published: 05 March 2026

Published
05 March 2026
Modified
22 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0004 14.4th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-28072 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 14.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-15 (Information Output Filtering).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2026-28072 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, enabling Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) as classified under CWE-79. It affects the PixFort pixfort Core (pixfort-core) WordPress plugin in all versions from n/a through 3.2.22. The issue was published on 2026-03-05.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, no required privileges, and user interaction needed, with changed scope and low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Remote attackers can exploit it by tricking authenticated or unauthenticated users into interacting with maliciously crafted links or inputs reflected in web pages, potentially leading to session hijacking, data theft, or further site compromise within the victim's browser context.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/pixfort-core/vulnerability/wordpress-pixfort-core-plugin-3-2-22-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the Reflected XSS in the pixfort-core WordPress plugin version 3.2.22, serving as a primary reference for affected deployments.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in PixFort pixfort Core pixfort-core allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects pixfort Core: from n/a through <= 3.2.22.

CWE(s)
CWE-79

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1059.007 JavaScript Execution
Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.
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T1185 Browser Session Hijacking Collection
Adversaries may take advantage of security vulnerabilities and inherent functionality in browser software to change content, modify user-behaviors, and intercept information as part of various browser session hijacking techniques.
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T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie Credential Access
An adversary may steal web application or service session cookies and use them to gain access to web applications or Internet services as an authenticated user without needing credentials.
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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables T1190 exploitation via crafted inputs/links; payload executes arbitrary JS (T1059.007) to hijack browser sessions (T1185) and steal cookies (T1539).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly requires validation and sanitization of all web inputs to block the unneutralized reflected payloads that define this reflected XSS flaw.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

Mandates output filtering/encoding of dynamically generated web pages, preventing the plugin from echoing attacker-supplied script in the victim's browser context.

SI-3 Malicious Code Protection partial match
preventdetect

Deploys malicious-code detection and blocking mechanisms that can identify and stop execution of the injected scripts delivered via the reflected XSS vector.

References