CVE-2026-120671: UsersWP stored cross-site scripting in badge parameter

CVE-2026-120671 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.4 · Published 2026-11-06

UsersWP is a WordPress plugin that provides user registration, login, and profile management for websites. The plugin allows authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts through the badge parameter that execute for other site visitors, particularly administrators. An attacker with contributor privileges can compromise administrator accounts or deface site content by injecting code into pages.

Technologies: AyeCode UsersWP. Vendors: AyeCode.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-120671 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-120671 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-120671?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.4, published 6 November 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
AyeCode UsersWP up to and including 1.2.80.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-120671?
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-2026-120671 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-120671?
Check whether you run AyeCode UsersWP 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

This is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the badge parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. The vulnerability requires authentication with contributor-level access or above and affects all versions up to 1.2.80. Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript that persists on the site and executes when higher-privileged users (editors, administrators) view posts or pages containing the malicious shortcode.

Affected products

  • AyeCode UsersWP up to and including 1.2.80

Timeline

  • 2026-11-06: disclosed

References

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