Relevanssi <= 4.28.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-19985
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-11 04:17:34 UTC
Updated2026-09-11 04:17:34 UTC
DescriptionThe Relevanssi – A Better Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 4.28.1 via the 's', 'post_types', and 'orderby' request parameters. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the relevanssi_debug_array() function in lib/debug.php, which dumps user-supplied query variables through print_r() inside a <pre> block without HTML escaping. The debug path is enabled by supplying the relevanssi_debug=on request parameter when the administrator has previously enabled the 'Debugging mode' setting; the gate itself is a configuration check with no capability, nonce, or logged-in check (the vendor explicitly suppresses nonce verification on that line). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a specially crafted link.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Comesio Relevanssi A Better Search affected 4.28.1 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/relevanssi/tags/4.28.1/lib/search.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d07fe28c-f76e-42b2-b894-be316... [email protected] www.wordfence.com
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/relevanssi/tags/4.27.2/lib/debug.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/relevanssi/tags/4.27.2/lib/search.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/relevanssi/tags/4.27.2/lib/search.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/relevanssi/tags/4.28.1/lib/debug.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/relevanssi/tags/4.28.1/lib/debug.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/relevanssi/tags/4.27.2/lib/search.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/relevanssi/tags/4.27.2/lib/debug.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/relevanssi/tags/4.28.1/lib/search.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/relevanssi/tags/4.28.1/lib/search.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Mutantgun (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-08-16T14:08:59.000ZVendor Notified
CNA2026-09-10T14:41:38.000ZDisclosed

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