CVE-2026-28122
Published: 05 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-28122 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 Browser Session Hijacking (T1185); 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
Threat & Defense Details
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 directly enables browser-side script execution, facilitating session hijacking (T1185), theft of web session cookies (T1539), and capture of portal/user input (T1056.003) when victims interact with attacker-crafted links.
NVD Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in CridioStudio ListingPro listingpro-plugin allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects ListingPro: from n/a through <= 2.9.8.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-28122 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the CridioStudio ListingPro plugin (listingpro-plugin) for WordPress. It affects all versions from n/a through 2.9.8, as 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 privileges required, and user interaction needed. Remote attackers can exploit it by crafting malicious input reflected in web pages, tricking users (such as site visitors or admins) into interacting via links or forms. Exploitation enables limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with changed scope.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/listingpro-plugin/vulnerability/wordpress-listingpro-plugin-2-9-8-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides details on this Reflected XSS issue in ListingPro plugin version 2.9.8.
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