Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-28101

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-2026-28101 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-2026-28101 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the UberSlider MouseInteraction WordPress plugin (uberSlider_mouseinteraction) from LambertGroup. This issue affects all versions from an unspecified initial release through 2.3.

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 such as clicking a malicious link. Remote attackers can exploit it by injecting malicious scripts via reflected input, achieving low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with a changed scope, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft for interacting users.

The Patchstack advisory provides details on this WordPress plugin vulnerability at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/uberSlider_mouseinteraction/vulnerability/wordpress-uberslider-mouseinteraction-plugin-2-3-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in LambertGroup UberSlider MouseInteraction uberSlider_mouseinteraction allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects UberSlider MouseInteraction: from n/a through <= 2.3.

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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T1566.002 Spearphishing Link Initial Access
Adversaries may send spearphishing emails with a malicious link in an attempt to gain access to victim systems.
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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS (CWE-79) in a public-facing WordPress plugin is directly exploitable via T1190; the reflected input + UI:R requirement (malicious link) also facilitates delivery via T1566.002.

Confidence: MEDIUM · 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 of all information inputs to reject or neutralize malicious script payloads before they are reflected in web page output.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

Requires filtering/sanitization of information outputs so that untrusted reflected input cannot execute as script in the browser.

SI-3 Malicious Code Protection partial match
preventdetect

Malicious-code protection mechanisms can be configured to inspect and block common reflected XSS payloads at the web-application or boundary layer.

References