CVE-2026-28101
Published: 05 March 2026
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 11.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
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Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
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.
NVD Description
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.
Deeper analysisAI
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.
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