Cyber Posture

CVE-2026-28127

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 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 11.8th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-28127 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 JavaScript (T1059.007); 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

What attackers do: exploitation maps to JavaScript (T1059.007) and 4 other techniques.
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.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-79

Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-79

Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering
addresses: CWE-79

Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1059.007 JavaScript Execution
Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.
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T1204.001 Malicious Link Execution
An adversary may rely upon a user clicking a malicious link in order to gain 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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T1056.003 Web Portal Capture Collection
Adversaries may install code on externally facing portals, such as a VPN login page, to capture and transmit credentials of users who attempt to log into the service.
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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS in public-facing plugin directly enables JS execution (T1059.007) triggered by malicious links (T1204.001), facilitating browser session hijacking (T1185), web session cookie theft (T1539), and web portal input capture (T1056.003).

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

NVD Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in e-plugins Lawyer Directory lawyer-directory allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Lawyer Directory: from n/a through <= 1.3.2.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2026-28127 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the e-plugins Lawyer Directory (lawyer-directory) WordPress plugin. This issue affects Lawyer Directory versions from n/a through 1.3.2.

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 it is exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, no required privileges, but necessitating user interaction. Remote attackers can deliver malicious payloads via reflected inputs, achieving limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability within a changed scope, typically allowing theft of session data or execution of scripts in the victim's browser context.

The Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/lawyer-directory/vulnerability/wordpress-lawyer-directory-plugin-1-3-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) documents the XSS vulnerability specific to Lawyer Directory plugin version 1.3.2.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-79

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References