The Document Gallery WordPress plugin before 5.1.1 does not properly sanitise and escape user input before reflecting it back in the response of an unauthenticated AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability which can be exploited against unauthenticated users.
CVE-2026-12982
UNRATEDCVSS · not yet scoredTrending — 3 sources updated this week
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EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- No CVSS published and no exploitation signals yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS v2: —Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
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- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EG Risk
- 0EG Risk 0/100
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- EPSS PROB
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- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 27, 2026
Last Modified
July 27, 2026
References (1)
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 3× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-27 07:19 UTCNVD update
- 2026-07-27 06:24 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-27 06:22 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
Frequently asked(3)
What is CVE-2026-12982?
CVE-2026-12982 is a publicly disclosed vulnerability published on July 27, 2026. The Document Gallery WordPress plugin before 5.1.1 does not properly sanitise and escape user input before reflecting it back in the response of an unauthenticated AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability which can be exploited against unauthenticated users.
When was CVE-2026-12982 disclosed?
CVE-2026-12982 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-12982?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-12982, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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