SSL Zen Plugin up to 4.7.42 on WordPress host cross site scripting

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in SSL Zen Plugin up to 4.7.42. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument host results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-15463. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in SSL Zen Plugin up to 4.7.42. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument host with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

The SSL Zen — SSL Certificate Installer & HTTPS Redirects plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'host' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.42 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. The vulnerability is only exploitable when in the system_requirements stage.

The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-15463 since 07/10/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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

Name

• SSL Zen Plugin

Version

• 4.7.0
• 4.7.1
• 4.7.2
• 4.7.3
• 4.7.4
• 4.7.5
• 4.7.6
• 4.7.7
• 4.7.8
• 4.7.9
• 4.7.10
• 4.7.11
• 4.7.12
• 4.7.13
• 4.7.14
• 4.7.15
• 4.7.16
• 4.7.17
• 4.7.18
• 4.7.19
• 4.7.20
• 4.7.21
• 4.7.22
• 4.7.23
• 4.7.24
• 4.7.25
• 4.7.26
• 4.7.27
• 4.7.28
• 4.7.29
• 4.7.30
• 4.7.31
• 4.7.32
• 4.7.33
• 4.7.34
• 4.7.35
• 4.7.36
• 4.7.37
• 4.7.38
• 4.7.39
• 4.7.40
• 4.7.41
• 4.7.42

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