CVE-2026-3368

Published: Mar 21, 2026 Last Modified: Mar 21, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
HIGH 7,2
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none

Description

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The Injection Guard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via malicious query parameter names in all versions up to and including 1.2.9. This is due to insufficient input sanitization in the sanitize_ig_data() function which only sanitizes array values but not array keys, combined with missing output escaping in the ig_settings.php template where stored parameter keys are echoed directly into HTML. When a request is made to the site, the plugin captures the query string via $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'], applies esc_url_raw() (which preserves URL-encoded special characters like %22, %3E, %3C), then passes it to parse_str() which URL-decodes the string, resulting in decoded HTML/JavaScript in the array keys. These keys are stored via update_option('ig_requests_log') and later rendered without esc_html() or esc_attr() on the admin log page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in the admin log page that execute whenever an administrator views the Injection Guard log interface.

79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Stable
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Access Control Confidentiality Integrity Availability
Potential Impacts:
Bypass Protection Mechanism Read Application Data Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: AI/ML, Web Based, Web Server
View CWE Details
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/tags/1.2.8/guard.php…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/tags/1.2.8/guard.php…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/tags/1.2.8/guard.php…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/tags/1.2.8/guard.php…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/tags/1.2.8/guard.php…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/tags/1.2.8/ig_settin…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/tags/1.2.8/ig_settin…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/tags/1.2.8/ig_settin…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/trunk/guard.php#L105
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/trunk/guard.php#L153
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/trunk/guard.php#L49
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/trunk/guard.php#L8
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/trunk/guard.php#L94
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/trunk/ig_settings.ph…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/trunk/ig_settings.ph…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/injection-guard/trunk/ig_settings.ph…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&ol…
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/15d9817c-910d-4ce1-a5…