Under Construction <= 3.85 — Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
d5df75f8-1250-4b79-a796-9146d3037becPublished · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤3.85Update to 3.86 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium5.5
- CVSS
- 5.5CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:CScope- Changed
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Under Construction under-construction-page
- Affected≤ 3.85
- Patched in3.86
Update to 3.86 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 3.85. Version 3.86 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Under Construction.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 3.86, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Under Construction to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Julien (atmon3r).
The Under Construction plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 3.85, that make it possible for attackers with administrative privileges to inject arbitrary web scripts via the social and connect icon fields.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Under Construction
All 5| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤5.82Update to 5.83 | CVE-2026-81295 | |
| Medium6.5 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read via template_thumbnail Parameter ≤5.76Update to 5.81 | CVE-2026-11426 | |
| Medium4.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery via admin_action_ucp_dismiss_notice ≤3.96Update to 3.97 | CVE-2023-0831 | |
| Medium4.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery via admin_action_install_weglot ≤3.96Update to 3.97 | CVE-2023-0832 |
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤5.82Update to 5.83
- Medium6.5Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read via template_thumbnail Parameter
≤5.76Update to 5.81
- Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery via admin_action_ucp_dismiss_notice
≤3.96Update to 3.97
- Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery via admin_action_install_weglot
≤3.96Update to 3.97
Same weakness (Cross-Site Scripting)
All Cross-Site Scripting| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header | CVE-2026-120688 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission | CVE-2026-125055 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter | CVE-2026-121518 |
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header
EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup
≤5.25.25Update to 5.26.45
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission
Chatterbug Forms – Fast, Flexible WordPress Form Builder
≤1.0.2Update to 1.1
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter
ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System
≤3.3.9Update to 3.4.0
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce
≤5.127.0Update to 5.128.0
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 5.5
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.
