Cyber Resilience

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 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-2026-28127 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 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-2026-28127 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.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

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.

CWE(s)
CWE-79

Related Threats

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

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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 neutralization of untrusted web inputs that cause the reflected XSS in Lawyer Directory plugin versions <=1.3.2.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

Requires filtering/sanitization of information outputs before rendering in the browser, blocking execution of attacker-supplied scripts via reflected parameters.

SI-3 Malicious Code Protection partial match
preventdetect

Provides malicious-code detection and blocking mechanisms that can identify and stop reflected XSS payloads delivered through plugin inputs.

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