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WordPress Accessibly plugin unauthenticated REST API endpoint allows stored cross-site scripting

Last refreshed2026-09-30

Status: NEW  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-3643

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-3643
CVSS Score / Version7.2 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-06-17
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Proseattack vector is network; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is changed; confidentiality impact is low; integrity impact is low; availability impact is none.
Classified asCWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))

What to Know

The Accessibly plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the REST API in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.3. The plugin registers REST API endpoints at `/otm-ac/v1/update-widget-options` and `/otm-ac/v1/update-app-config` with the `permission_callback` set to `__return_true`, which means no authentication or authorization check is performed. The `updateWidgetOptions()` function in `AdminApi.php` accepts user-supplied JSON data and passes it directly to `AccessiblyOptions::updateAppConfig()`, which saves it to the WordPress options table via `update_option()` without any sanitization or validation. The stored `widgetSrc` value is later retrieved by `AssetsManager::enqueueFrontendScripts()` and passed directly to `wp_enqueue_script()` as the script URL, causing it to be rendered as a `<script>` tag on every front-end page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes for all site visitors by changing the `widgetSrc` option to point to a malicious external script. (NVD)

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3643
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3643