Secure Custom Fields Plugin up to 6.9.7 on WordPress Field Definition cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Secure Custom Fields Plugin up to 6.9.7. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Field Definition. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-97195. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability has been found in Secure Custom Fields Plugin up to 6.9.7 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Field Definition. 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:

The Secure Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 6.9.8 does not sanitize a persisted field definition before emitting part of it as an HTML attribute name, allowing a user able to configure its fields to store a payload that executes as JavaScript in the browser of any user who views a page rendering the affected field, which on multisite lets a site administrator who lacks the unfiltered_html capability inject script into other users' sessions.

It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-97195 since 09/24/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 6.9.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Secure Custom Fields Plugin

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• 6.9.0
• 6.9.1
• 6.9.2
• 6.9.3
• 6.9.4
• 6.9.5
• 6.9.6
• 6.9.7

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