CVE-2026-6443
Essentialplugin Plugins (Various Versions) - Injected Backdoor
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 49th percentile. No fix published yet.
What to do
No fixed build or workaround is published yet. Limit exposure and watch for a patch.
What it is
From the CVE record
All plugins by Essentialplugin for WordPress are vulnerable to an injected backdoor in various versions. This is due to the plugin being sold to a malicious threat actor that embedded a backdoor in all of the plugin's they acquired. This makes it possible for the threat actor to maintain a persistent backdoor and inject spam into the affected sites.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 49th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
3 events over 5 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Record updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
- Accordion and Accordion SliderWeb & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
- Portfolio and ProjectsWeb & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
- Featured Post CreativeWeb & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
- Post grid and filter ultimateWeb & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
- WP Featured Content and SliderWeb & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
- Post Ticker UltimateWeb & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
- Trending/Popular Post Slider and WidgetWeb & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
- Meta Slider and Carousel with LightboxWeb & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
Sources
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