CVE-2026-78438
High · 7.2CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.5%
Published
Sep 5, 2026
CISA due date
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The record
The W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content via LazyLoad Background Mutator in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires the "Lazy Load Images" feature with "Process background images" to be enabled, and the malicious comment to be approved by a moderator before execution is triggered.
Affected packages
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Related vulnerabilities
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- CVE-2026-96362 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting")… CWE-79
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- CVE-2026-96357 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting")… CWE-79
- CVE-2026-96358 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting")… CWE-79