CVE-2026-14481 Cross-site scripting in Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 compliance
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the html parameter, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-14481?
CVE-2026-14481 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in equalizedigital Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 compliance, published on 23 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 compliance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'html' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.46.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires the attacker to have the ability to edit a post, as the REST endpoint /accessibility-checker/v1/post-scan-results/{id} is guarded only by the edit_post capability on the target post.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14481?
How do I fix CVE-2026-14481?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14481 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2026-14481 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14481 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jx87-9h27-35h7.