WordPress SSL Zen plugin <= 4.7.43 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

published 2026-08-18 2mo ago modified 2026-10-22 18d ago also EUVD-2026-60894

cvss: 7.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 16%
public exploits: 0; none known

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in SSL Zen <= 4.7.43 versions.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2mo ago (2026-08-18)

Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

SSL Zen SSL Zen

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/wordpress/plugin/ssl-zen/vulnerability/wordpress-ssl-zen-plugin-4-7-43-reflected-cross-site-scriptin
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Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-28569
NVD CVE-2026-28569

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