---
title: "CVE-2026-97328: WebP Express WordPress - Stored XSS"
description: "WebP Express WordPress plugin < 0.25.16 contains a stored XSS caused by unescaped values in the bundled HTML parser when non-default image delivery mode is enabled, letting unauthenticated attackers execute scripts in users' browsers."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-97328/
---

# CVE-2026-97328 WebP Express WordPress - Stored XSS

WebP Express WordPress plugin < 0.25.16 contains a stored XSS caused by unescaped values in the bundled HTML parser when non-default image delivery mode is enabled, letting unauthenticated attackers execute scripts in users' browsers.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.17% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97328)

## Details

Type

Stored XSS

Impact

Stored XSS

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

22 October 2026

Updated

23 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-79](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 0.25.16 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97328](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97328)
- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f44cb329-fb2e-4fb1-b878-8b52b0c769cc/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f44cb329-fb2e-4fb1-b878-8b52b0c769cc/)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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