frankpw FPW Category Thumbnails Plugin up to 1.9.5 on WordPress Setting fpw_fs_get_file ID cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in frankpw FPW Category Thumbnails Plugin up to 1.9.5 on WordPress. The impacted element is the function fpw_fs_get_file of the component Setting Handler. This manipulation of the argument ID causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-2382. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in frankpw FPW Category Thumbnails Plugin up to 1.9.5 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function fpw_fs_get_file of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation of the argument id 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:

The FPW Category Thumbnails plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'id' parameter of the 'fpw_fs_get_file' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.5. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever an administrator accesses the plugin's settings page.

The weakness was released by Nabil Irawan. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-2382 since 02/11/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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• WordPress Plugin

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• frankpw

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• FPW Category Thumbnails Plugin

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• 1.9.0
• 1.9.1
• 1.9.2
• 1.9.3
• 1.9.4
• 1.9.5

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