CVE-2026-28560

MEDIUMNVD 4.85.5▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-03-01. NVD baseline CVSS 4.8; sources differ by 0.7.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.5EG
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.

wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows script injection via forum URL data output into an inline script block using json_encode without the JSON_HEX_TAG flag. Attackers set a forum slug containing a closing script tag or unescaped single quote to break out of the JavaScript string context and execute arbitrary script in all visitors' browsers.

CVSS v3
4.8
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: 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
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
14%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 28, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

References (3)

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 6× 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. 2026-08-01 04:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-30 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-28 15:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-27 14:00 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-27 14:00 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-28560?
CVE-2026-28560 is a medium vulnerability published on February 28, 2026. wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows script injection via forum URL data output into an inline script block using jsonencode without the JSONHEX_TAG flag. Attackers set a forum slug containing a closing script tag or unescaped single quote to break…
When was CVE-2026-28560 disclosed?
CVE-2026-28560 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 28, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-28560 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-28560 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 86.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-28560?
CVE-2026-28560 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 5.5.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-28560?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-28560, 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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