CVE-2026-15233

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.84.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 4.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-04. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 4.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
4.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Nested Pages WordPress plugin before 3.2.15 does not properly escape post titles before outputting them into HTML attributes on an administrative listing screen, allowing users with the Editor role (or Contributor/Author when the Nested Pages WordPress plugin before 3.2.15 is enabled for the post type) to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the session of any higher-privileged user who views that screen.

CVSS v3
4.8
EG Score
4.8(high)
EG Risk
22(Track)
EG Risk 22/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity48% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 4, 2026

Last Modified

August 4, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 4, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Nested Pages < 3.2.15 – Editor+ Stored XSS via Post Title | CVE 2026-15233 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c0376718-4bea-4e1e-a76c-100799cb9b25/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-15233(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 23× in last 7d / 57× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-21 01:49 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 01:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 04:07 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-20 04:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 06:24 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-19 06:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-18 08:40 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 08:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-17 10:29 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-17 10:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-16 12:47 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-16 12:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-15 15:05 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-15 15:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-14 17:22 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-14 17:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-13 19:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-12 21:50 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-12 21:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-12 00:08 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-12 00:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-11 02:25 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-11 02:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-10 04:42 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-10 04:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-09 07:00 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-09 07:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-08 09:18 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-08 09:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-07 11:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-06 13:50 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-06 13:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-05 16:07 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-05 16:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-04 18:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-04 17:49 UTCEG score recompute▲ 4.80
  27. 2026-08-04 17:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-04 17:46 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 4.8 · severity → MEDIUM
  29. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-08-04 07:17 UTCNVD update
  31. 2026-08-04 06:35 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-04 06:33 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-15233?
CVE-2026-15233 is a medium vulnerability published on August 4, 2026. The Nested Pages WordPress plugin before 3.2.15 does not properly escape post titles before outputting them into HTML attributes on an administrative listing screen, allowing users with the Editor role (or Contributor/Author when the Nested Pages WordPress plugin before 3.2.15 is enabled for the…
When was CVE-2026-15233 disclosed?
CVE-2026-15233 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 4, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-15233 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-15233 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 96.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-15233?
CVE-2026-15233 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-15233?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-15233, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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