CVE-2026-118422

HIGH
Published Nov 4, 2026 Modified Nov 4, 2026 CWE-918

Description

The Stape Conversion Tracking WordPress plugin before 2.3.11 does not validate the sub-path appended to its same-origin proxy's upstream endpoint, allowing unauthenticated visitors to redirect the server-side request to an arbitrary host and have the response body and its content type returned from the site's own origin with security response headers stripped, leading to Server-Side Request Forgery, including loopback and internal hosts, and Cross-Site Scripting.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0018
Probability of exploitation
0.08%
Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-118422? +
The Stape Conversion Tracking WordPress plugin before 2.3.11 does not validate the sub-path appended to its same-origin proxy's upstream endpoint, allowing unauthenticated visitors to redirect the server-side request to an arbitrary host and have the response body and its content type returned from the site's own origin with security response headers stripped, leading to Server-Side Request Forgery, including loopback and internal hosts, and Cross-Site Scripting. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2026-118422? +
CVE-2026-118422 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.1 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0018, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-118422? +
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