Vulnerability record
CVE-2026-120688
The short answer
CVE-2026-120688 affects scheeeli EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup and is rated high (CVSS 7.2). It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
What it is
The EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'HTTP_USER_AGENT (demonstrated); more generally, any attacker-controllable DB column the saved report selects' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.25.25 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires an administrator to have saved a SQL report that selects an attacker-controllable database column, such as wp_comments.comment_agent, which WordPress stores verbatim from unauthenticated visitors even when comments are pending moderation.
Weakness: CWE-79.
Severity
7.2 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Not listed
CISA lists confirmed exploitation only
EPSS, next 30 days
No score
FIRST scores CVEs within a day of publication
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Affected products
EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/elisqlreports/tags/5.25.25/index.php#L385
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/elisqlreports/tags/5.25.25/index.php#L419
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/elisqlreports/tags/5.25.25/index.php#L517
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/elisqlreports/trunk
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3791213/elisqlreports/trunk/index.php
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/376eec5d-a629-4765-8ace-09e21bf3c2e8?source=cve
Questions
Is CVE-2026-120688 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 2026-11-13.
How do I fix CVE-2026-120688?
Follow the vendor advisory in the references below. NVD lists the affected versions under its configurations.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Deferred. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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