Is CVE-2026-120514 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-120514 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-120514?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 7 November 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Zephyr Project Manager 3.3.209 and below.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-120514?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-120514 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-120514?

Check whether you run Zephyr Project Manager at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-120514: Zephyr Project Manager stored cross-site scripting

CVE-2026-120514 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-11-07

The Zephyr Project Manager plugin for WordPress allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts into their profile that execute in administrators' browsers when they view certain pages. An attacker with subscriber-level access can inject code that steals admin session data, changes site settings, or compromises administrator accounts. Exploitation requires an administrator to interact with the injected profile through the plugin's mention lookup feature.

Vendors: Zephyr Project.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-120514 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-120514 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-120514?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 7 November 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Zephyr Project Manager 3.3.209 and below.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-120514?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-120514 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-120514?: Check whether you run Zephyr Project Manager at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

Stored XSS vulnerability in the 'zpm_profile_picture' parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Affects the autocomplete mention lookup's avatar field rendering. Attack vector is network-based and requires authentication (subscriber role or above); successful exploitation depends on administrator action to trigger the payload through the mention lookup functionality, but not on additional configuration.

Affected products

Zephyr Project Zephyr Project Manager 3.3.209 and below

Timeline

2026-11-07: advisory

References

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