CVE-2026-2466
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe DukaPress WordPress plugin through 3.2.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe DukaPress WordPress plugin through version 3.2.4 contains a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability where a parameter is not sanitized or escaped before being output back into the page. This allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of high-privilege users such as administrators.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm DukaPress plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'dukapress' or 'dukapress-plugin'. Alternatively, log into the WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins to see if DukaPress appears in the list.Affected if The DukaPress plugin folder exists in the WordPress installation.
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Identify the installed DukaPress versionOpen the main DukaPress plugin file (typically dukapress.php or index.php inside the dukapress folder) and look for a version comment or constant at the top of the file. Alternatively, check the plugin's readme.txt file in the plugin folder for the 'Stable tag' or 'Version' entry.Affected if The version displayed is 3.2.4 or any version below it (for example, 3.2.3, 3.2.2, 3.0.0, etc.).
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Verify the plugin is activeLog into the WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Locate DukaPress in the list and confirm whether the 'Activate' or 'Deactivate' link shows it is currently active.Affected if The plugin shows as 'Active' in the WordPress plugins list.
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Check for accessible frontend pages using DukaPressVisit the website frontend and look for any pages or URLs that include 'dukapress', 'dp/', or similar paths that indicate the plugin's shortcodes or templates are in use. Check the WordPress pages list in the admin dashboard for any pages created with DukaPress functionality.Affected if Any DukaPress-related pages or template paths are publicly accessible on the site.
You are affected if DukaPress plugin version 3.2.4 or lower is installed and active, and the plugin's functionality is exposed through frontend pages or URLs that could receive the unsanitized parameter.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to a patched version of DukaPress if available, or implement proper input sanitization and output escaping for all parameters before rendering them in HTML context.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-2466 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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