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Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site <= 3.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

CVE-2026-28178 · powerkit

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Vulnerability: Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site <= 3.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Affected software: powerkit(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≤ 3.1.0
Authentication: Authenticated (see advisory title)
Vulnerability type: Cross-site scripting
CVE: CVE-2026-28178
Published: 5 August 2026
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow attackers to run scripts in visitors' browsers or hijack admin sessions.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory 61f27c69-a044-4749-b553-899580c9f06a). Methodology and redistribution notes

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