CVE-2026-56072
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 · uneditedUnauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WoodMart <= 8.5.3 versions.
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 confidenceUnauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WoodMart WordPress theme affecting versions 8.5.3 and below. The flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code through unsanitized user inputs without requiring authentication.
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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Check WoodMart theme version via WordPress adminLog into WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Appearance > Themes, locate the WoodMart theme, and note the displayed version number.Affected if The displayed version is 8.5.3 or lower.
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Check theme version in style.css fileAccess the theme files via FTP or file manager, navigate to /wp-content/themes/woodmart/style.css, and locate the 'Version:' field in the file header comment.Affected if The Version field shows 8.5.3 or any version lower than 8.5.4.
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Verify WordPress installation has WoodMart theme activeConfirm the WoodMart theme is the currently active theme, either through WordPress admin (Appearance > Themes) or by checking the wp_options table for the 'template' or 'stylesheet' option value.Affected if WoodMart is the active theme and its version is 8.5.3 or below.
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Confirm vulnerability applies to any WoodMart installationThis is an unauthenticated XSS vulnerability affecting the theme core. The flaw exists in unsanitized user input handling within the theme. No specific module or feature needs to be enabled for exploitation.Affected if The theme version is 8.5.3 or below and the theme is installed on a WordPress site.
If the installed WoodMart theme version is 8.5.3 or below, the environment is affected by this unauthenticated XSS vulnerability.
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 WoodMart theme to version 8.5.4 or later which contains the security patch to remediate this vulnerability.
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- Review / QA2.0 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-2026-56072 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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