CVE-2026-1042

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 11.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-01-20 05:30Z7 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-04-08 17:00Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-01-16

Assigning CNA

Wordfence

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

22896c367b0b26c9d6a59373dc6a844e53c20e99514dd197681f5c207f89b200

• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/73b55486-adb8-40c6-9113-c98618d9cb00?source=cve
• downloads.wordpress.orghttps://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-hello-bar.1.02.zip
• wordpress.orghttps://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-hello-bar/
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-hello-bar/tags/1.02/wp-hello-bar.php#L214
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-hello-bar/tags/1.02/wp-hello-bar.php#L222
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-hello-bar/tags/1.02/wp-hello-bar.php#L152