CVE-2026-48094

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 77% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Elevated
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

The ShareOpenly WordPress plugin prior to version 1.2.1 contains a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability caused by the absence of WordPress's esc_url() escaping function on the $url variable before it is rendered into HTML content. This variable is constructed from home_url( add_query_arg( array(), $wp->request ) ) and is concatenated directly into an HTML href attribute on every singular post or page where the plugin's sharing link is displayed. WordPress's security handbook mandates that every URL placed in HTML output must be passed through esc_url(), which both HTML-encodes special characters (converting ", <, > into their safe HTML entity equivalents) and strips dangerous URI schemes such as javascript: and data:. The omission of this function means that if the $url value ever contains HTML-special characters or a dangerous URI scheme — through a home_url WordPress filter applied by another plugin or theme, through certain web server or hosting configurations, or through future code changes — the unescaped content will be injected verbatim into the rendered HTML of every post or page on the site. Version 1.2.1 contains a patch for the issue.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
23%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 7, 2026

Last Modified

August 7, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 7, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit, github_release.
github_release Patch Available

Version 1.2.1

Patch available: dartiss/shareopenly 1.2.1

https://github.com/dartiss/shareopenly/releases/tag/1.2.1
github_commit Patch Available

commit faf58f0497f3 (dartiss/shareopenly)

Patch available: dartiss/shareopenly 1.2.1 (contains commit faf58f0497f3)

https://github.com/dartiss/shareopenly/commit/faf58f0497f3a024ea52c425122ef5aa22e0d7f6
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Missing esc_url() on Shared URL in Content Output · Advisory · dartiss/shareopenly · GitHub

https://github.com/dartiss/shareopenly/security/advisories/GHSA-v43f-f7jq-7hh5

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 42× 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. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-08-07 12:47 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-48094?
CVE-2026-48094 is a medium vulnerability published on August 7, 2026. The ShareOpenly WordPress plugin prior to version 1.2.1 contains a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability caused by the absence of WordPress's escurl() escaping function on the $url variable before it is rendered into HTML content. This variable is constructed from homeurl( addqueryarg( array(),…
When was CVE-2026-48094 disclosed?
CVE-2026-48094 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 7, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-48094 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-48094 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 77.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-48094?
CVE-2026-48094 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-48094?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-48094, 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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