CVE-2026-3643
The Accessibly plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the REST API in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.3.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Accessibly plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the REST API in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.3. The plugin registers REST API endpoints at `/otm-ac/v1/update-widget-options` and `/otm-ac/v1/update-app-config` with the `permission_callback` set to `__return_true`, which means no authentication or authorization check is performed. The `updateWidgetOptions()` function in `AdminApi.php` accepts user-supplied JSON data and passes it directly to `AccessiblyOptions::updateAppConfig()`, which saves it to the WordPress options table via `update_option()` without any sanitization or validation. The stored `widgetSrc` value is later retrieved by `AssetsManager::enqueueFrontendScripts()` and passed directly to `wp_enqueue_script()` as the script URL, causing it to be rendered as a `<script>` tag on every front-end page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes for all site visitors by changing the `widgetSrc` option to point to a malicious external script.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otm-accessibly/tags/3.0.3/public/Api/BaseApiController.php#L22
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otm-accessibly/tags/3.0.3/public/AssetsManager.php#L63
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otm-accessibly/tags/3.0.3/public/Data/AccessiblyOptions.php#L69
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otm-accessibly/tags/3.0.3/public/admin/AdminApi.php#L65
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otm-accessibly/trunk/public/Api/BaseApiController.php#L22
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otm-accessibly/trunk/public/AssetsManager.php#L63
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otm-accessibly/trunk/public/Data/AccessiblyOptions.php#L69
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/otm-accessibly/trunk/public/admin/AdminApi.php#L65
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f8234ea2-ff80-425f-b83d-29c422b40c6a?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.