---
id: CVE-2026-120533
title: >-
  Redux Framework <= 4.5.16 - Authenticated (Custom+) Stored Cross-Site
  Scripting via theme_opts Parameter via User Profile
summary: >-
  The Redux Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site
  Scripting via theme_opts Parameter via User Profile in all versions up to, and
  including, 4.5.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping.
  This…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: davidanderson
product: Redux Framework
affected:
  - redux_framework <= 4.5.16
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-05T20:45:54.834606Z'
published: '2026-11-05'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T20:46:06.668Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-120533'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b256c288-07ea-46a2-ae76-0f90b4a33b6e?source=cve
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.15/redux-core/inc/classes/class-redux-output.php#L162
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.15/redux-core/inc/classes/class-redux-output.php#L324
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.15/redux-core/inc/classes/class-redux-helpers.php#L1110
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.15/redux-core/inc/fields/link_color/class-redux-link-color.php#L232
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.15/redux-core/inc/fields/link_color/class-redux-link-color.php#L309
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redux-framework/tags/4.5.15/redux-core/inc/extensions/users/class-redux-extension-users.php#L1022
  - url: 'https://github.com/reduxframework/redux-framework/pull/4124/'
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3779521%40redux-framework%2Ftags%2F4.5.17&old=3741037%40redux-framework%2Ftags%2F4.5.16
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00294
epssPercentile: 0.22134
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T22:38:31.878Z'
---

## Overview

The Redux Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via theme_opts Parameter via User Profile in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.16 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 a user accesses an injected page. Successful exploitation requires the host theme to have registered a Redux field of a CSS-emitting type (such as link_color, border, or typography) with an output CSS selector, as only the field types 'spinner', 'slider', 'color', and 'date' receive per-type value validation that would block the entity-encoded payload.

## Affected

- `redux_framework <= 4.5.16`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.