Vulnerability · CVE-2026-3620
The Word Replacer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'replacement' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.4.
Published Jun 2, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 22, 2026 · The Word Replacer plugin
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-3620. EPSS is 0.39%. Act only if a listed version of The Word Replacer plugin is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The Word Replacer plugin).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium4.4
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.39%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- stated named in the record
The Word Replacer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'replacement' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.4. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- stated named in the record<= 0.4
How to fix CVE-2026-3620
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-3620. EPSS is 0.39%. Act only if a listed version of The Word Replacer plugin is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 0.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. EPSS 0.39%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Technology hubs
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 2, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
The Word Replacer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'replacement' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.4. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user acc
Jul 22, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
The Word Replacer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'replacement' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.4. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user acc
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3620
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-3620
30-day exploitation probability 0.4%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3620
The Word Replacer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'replacement' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.4. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, w
nvd.nist.gov
References
- Reference · plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- Reference · plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- Reference · plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- Reference · plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- Reference · plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- Reference · plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- Reference · plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- Reference · plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.