CVE-2026-57387
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 picu picu picu allows Stored XSS.This issue affects picu: from n/a through <= 3.5.1.
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 picu WordPress plugin versions up to 3.5.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to improper neutralization of user-supplied input during web page generation. Malicious scripts can be injected through plugin input fields and persistently stored, executing in the browsers of all users who view the affected content.
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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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Verify picu plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'picu' in the list, or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a picu folderAffected if picu plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Determine installed picu versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find picu, and note the version number displayed below the plugin name; alternatively, check the picu plugin main file (e.g., picu.php) for the 'Version' header commentAffected if the version is 3.5.1 or lower (any version up to and including 3.5.1)
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Identify plugin input fields that accept user dataIn the WordPress admin, navigate to picu plugin settings, collection creation forms, or client-facing submission pages where users enter data (e.g., client names, email addresses, collection titles)Affected if the plugin accepts and stores user-supplied input through web forms
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Inspect stored data for suspicious scriptsCheck the WordPress database tables where picu stores user input (typically wp_posts, wp_postmeta, or custom picu tables) for HTML script tags, javascript: URIs, or event handler attributes in stored valuesAffected if any stored data contains unencoded HTML or script tags that could execute in a browser
A user is affected if the picu plugin is installed with version 3.5.1 or lower AND the plugin processes user-supplied input that gets rendered without proper encoding.
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 picu to the latest version when available, or implement proper input validation and output encoding on all user-submitted data before rendering in HTML contexts.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-57387 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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