2026-03-07 1:21CVE-2026-2721Wordfence
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-79

MailArchiver <= 4.4.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Settings

The MailArchiver plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

Problem type

Affected products

pierrelannoy

MailArchiver

<= 4.4.0 - AFFECTED

References

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-9853-xxjp-h6jv

The MailArchiver plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9853-xxjp-h6jv

The MailArchiver plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

JSON source

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-2721
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