Cross-site Scripting (XSS)Weakness · CWE-79

CVE-2026-24980

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-25
Mitigation only
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NooTheme Visionary Core noo-visionary-core allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Visionary Core: from n/a through <= 1.4.9.

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 · moderate confidence

Reflected XSS vulnerability in NooTheme Visionary Core allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript through unsanitized user input that gets reflected in web pages. This occurs because the application fails to properly encode output when rendering user-supplied data, enabling session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement. The vulnerability affects all versions through 1.4.9.

MitigationApply output encoding/escaping functions (esc_html, esc_attr, wp_kses, or similar WordPress sanitization functions) to all user-controlled input before rendering in HTML context. Input validation should also be implemented as a defense-in-depth measure.

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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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if NooTheme Visionary Core is installed
    Check the theme directory for the Visionary Core theme files, typically found in wp-content/themes/ or similar theme folder location
    Affected if The theme is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Determine the installed theme version
    Locate the theme's style.css or version file and read the Version: header, or check theme configuration files for version metadata
    Affected if The version is 1.4.9 or lower (all versions through 1.4.9 are affected)
  3. Identify user input fields that render output
    Review theme template files (PHP files in the theme directory) for instances where $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST variables are directly output to HTML without sanitization functions
    Affected if User-supplied parameters are reflected in pages without esc_html, esc_attr, or similar encoding functions
  4. Inspect search and query parameter handling
    Examine PHP files that process search queries, URL parameters, or form submissions and output the values back to the page
    Affected if Input such as search terms, filter values, or URL parameters appear in the rendered HTML without escaping
  5. Check for missing output encoding in template files
    Search theme PHP files for echo statements that output request parameters or user data directly, looking for patterns like echo $_GET['param'] without sanitize or esc functions
    Affected if Direct output of unsanitized user input is found in theme template files

A user is affected if NooTheme Visionary Core version 1.4.9 or lower is installed AND the theme reflects user-supplied input in web pages without proper output encoding.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply output encoding/escaping functions (esc_html, esc_attr, wp_kses, or similar WordPress sanitization functions) to all user-controlled input before rendering in HTML context. Input validation should also be implemented as a defense-in-depth measure.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,130
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