CVE-2026-32545

High

Published: 25 March 2026

Published

25 March 2026

Modified

24 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-2026-32545 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 Malicious Link (T1204.001); 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-2026-32545 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the Taboola Pixel WordPress plugin (taboola-pixel). This issue affects all versions of the plugin from n/a through 1.1.4. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1, reflecting network accessibility (AV:N), low attack complexity (AC:L), no required privileges (PR:N), user interaction needed (UI:R), changed scope (S:C), and low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:L/I:L/A:L).

Unauthenticated attackers accessible over the network can exploit this vulnerability by crafting malicious input that is reflected back in web page generation, tricking users into interacting with it, such as clicking a malicious link. Successful exploitation enables script execution in the victim's browser context within the changed scope, allowing potential theft of session data or minor disruptions aligned with the low impact ratings.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/taboola-pixel/vulnerability/wordpress-taboola-pixel-plugin-1-1-4-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-15923

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Taboola Taboola Pixel taboola-pixel allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Taboola Pixel: from n/a through <= 1.1.4.

CWE(s): CWE-79

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

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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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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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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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS enables delivery via malicious link click (T1204.001) and direct browser script execution for session cookie theft/hijacking (T1539, T1185).

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