VDB-349117 · CVE-2026-28042 · GCVE-0-2026-28042

Astoundify Listify Plugin up to 3.2.5 on WordPress cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Astoundify Listify Plugin up to 3.2.5 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-28042. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Astoundify Listify Plugin up to 3.2.5 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Astoundify Listify listify allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Listify: from n/a through <= 3.2.5.

The weakness was disclosed by Ananda Dhakal. The advisory is shared at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-28042 since 02/25/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

Astoundify

Name

Listify Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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ADP CISA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/25/2026 CVE reserved
03/05/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
03/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/07/2026 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Ananda Dhakal
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-28042 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28042
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-349117

Entryinfo

Created: 03/05/2026 08:28
Updated: 03/07/2026 10:35
Changes: 03/05/2026 08:28 (55), 03/06/2026 17:02 (11), 03/07/2026 10:35 (1)
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