CVE-2026-5247

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

0.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 19.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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

2026-05-05 02:26Z4 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-05 12:37Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-03-31

Assigning CNA

Wordfence

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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

a60cfb29e03075a183a234e624786dd3967c3fcf098485cd29bddc0caeea20ec

• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9acf80aa-8354-4430-9836-18fa17854521?source=cve
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-expirator/trunk/src/Modules/Expirator/Controllers/ShortcodeController.php#L173
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-expirator/tags/4.9.4/src/Modules/Expirator/Controllers/ShortcodeController.php#L173
• github.comhttps://github.com/publishpress/publishpress-future/releases