CVE-2026-49069
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 · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPZOOM Portfolio allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects WPZOOM Portfolio: from n/a through 1.4.21.
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 confidenceReflected XSS vulnerability in WPZOOM Portfolio plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through unsanitized user input that gets reflected back in the web page. The plugin fails to properly neutralize special characters in input fields before including them in HTML output, enabling script execution in victim browsers.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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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Locate WPZOOM Portfolio plugin in WordPress installationCheck the wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'wpzoom-portfolio' or 'portfolio-wpzoom', or view installed plugins in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed PluginsAffected if The plugin folder exists in the plugins directory or appears in the WordPress plugin list
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Identify installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, click 'View Details' on the WPZOOM Portfolio plugin to display the version number, or open the main plugin PHP file (e.g., wpzoom-portfolio.php) and search for a 'Version:' comment or $version variableAffected if A version number is displayed or found in the plugin header
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Compare version to affected rangeCompare your installed version number to the known vulnerable versions (any version lacking the fix for CVE-2026-49069)Affected if Your installed version matches or falls within the vulnerable version range
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Verify plugin is activeIn WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, confirm the WPZOOM Portfolio plugin shows as 'Active'Affected if The plugin is enabled and running on the site
You are affected if WPZOOM Portfolio plugin is installed, active, and running a version that lacks the CVE-2026-49069 fix for reflected XSS sanitization.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade WPZOOM Portfolio to the latest version which includes proper input sanitization and output encoding. Until patched, avoid clicking untrusted links to the affected site and consider disabling the plugin if possible.
Latest available version of WPZOOM Portfolio (1.4.22 or higher)
- 1. Update WPZOOM Portfolio plugin to the latest available version beyond 1.4.21
- 2. After updating, verify the plugin functions correctly on your site
- 3. Test that the Reflected XSS vulnerability is no longer present by checking that user-supplied input is properly sanitized in the plugin's output
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-49069 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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