Description
The CatalogX WordPress plugin before 6.1.3 does not sanitise or escape content that an unauthenticated user can store before including it in the product enquiry notification email sent to the site administrator, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary content into that email, which is delivered when an unrelated visitor later submits a product enquiry.
Published: 2026-09-02
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Email Content Injection
Action: Patch Plugin
AI Analysis

Impact

The CatalogX WordPress plugin before version 6.1.3 stores user supplied data in a shared transient without sanitizing or escaping it. When an unrelated visitor submits a product enquiry, the plugin includes that stored content directly into the product enquiry notification email sent to the site administrator. Based on the description, it is inferred that an attacker may inject arbitrary text, possibly forging email headers or inserting malicious links, thereby compromising the integrity and authenticity of administrative notifications. This flaw does not provide code execution or denial‑of‑service, but it enables email‑based social engineering attacks.

Affected Systems

Any WordPress installation that has the CatalogX plugin installed with a version older than 6.1.3 is affected. The CNA identifies the product as “CatalogX Web‑Product Plug‑in”. No additional patch release numbers are listed beyond the fact that versions prior to 6.1.3 are vulnerable, so administrators should check whether their site is running a vulnerable version.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.3 indicates a medium impact focused on email integrity, while the EPSS score of <1% shows a very low but non‑zero exploitation probability. The likely attack vector is a remote, unauthenticated web input that creates the shared transient; the flaw only manifests when a subsequent product enquiry triggers the email. Because the attacker must wait for a user action to send the email, widespread exploitation is unlikely, and the flaw is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Nevertheless, any public WordPress site using the affected plugin should monitor for anomalous email content and respond promptly if the vulnerability is exploited.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 2, 2026 at 16:05 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the CatalogX plugin to version 6.1.3 or newer to apply the vendor fix
  • If an upgrade is not immediately possible, temporarily disable the product enquiry notification function until a patch is deployed
  • Add input validation or sanitize any data stored in shared transients before it is embedded in outgoing email messages
  • Monitor outgoing email logs for anomalous or malformed notification messages that could indicate an injection attempt

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 2, 2026 at 16:05 UTC.

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History

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-79

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-345
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-79

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The CatalogX WordPress plugin before 6.1.3 does not sanitise or escape content that an unauthenticated user can store before including it in the product enquiry notification email sent to the site administrator, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary content into that email, which is delivered when an unrelated visitor later submits a product enquiry.
Title CatalogX < 6.1.3 - Unauthenticated Email Content Injection via Shared Transient
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-02T10:45:56.333Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T08:35:51.210Z

Link: CVE-2026-79621

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T10:11:50.954Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-02T06:17:18.390

Modified: 2026-09-03T17:50:37.690

Link: CVE-2026-79621

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T16:15:12Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-345

    Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity