# CVE-2026-120843: WordPress Posts Table with Search & Sort plugin \<= 1.4.14 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-11-03 · Updated: 2026-11-03

CVE-2026-120843 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.5 (medium) and affects Posts Table with Search & Sort; no fixed version is listed yet.

## Affected

- posts-data-table: through 1.4.14

## Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Barn2 Plugins Posts Table with Search & Sort posts-data-table allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Posts Table with Search & Sort: from n/a through 1.4.14.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on posts-data-table, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-120843 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-2026-120843

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-120843?

posts-data-table: through 1.4.14.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-120843

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/posts-data-table/vulnerability/wordpress-posts-table-with-search-sort-plugin-1-4-14-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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