CVE-2026-121976
What it is
The Modula plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'items' parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.0.17 This is due to insufficient input sanitization of the per-image 'link' field in the save_merged_items() REST handler and Images\Adapter::normalize_item_row(), which preserves unknown keys verbatim, combined with output escaping in Modula_Helper::generate_attributes() that applies only esc_attr() to the resulting anchor href and does not strip the 'javascript:' URL scheme. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page and clicks the gallery tile.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.4 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.4
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
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References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/3.0.17/includes/core/helpers/class-modula-helper.php#L17
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/3.0.17/includes/public/shortcode/class-modula-item-data-processor.php#L629
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/3.0.17/includes/v2/class-meta-sync.php#L422
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/3.0.17/includes/v2/images/class-adapter.php#L655
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modula-best-grid-gallery/tags/3.0.17/includes/v2/rest/class-gallery-upload-controller.php#L914
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3787971%40modula-best-grid-gallery%2Ftags%2F3.0.18&old=3781958%40modula-best-grid-gallery%2Ftags%2F3.0.17
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/91d3cbc2-00ca-4384-a52d-84fe2f0328b3?source=cve