Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2026-8438)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2026-8438). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to and including 5.4.7. This is due to insufficient input sanitization in the get_rest_route() function and missing output escaping in the column_default() method of the debug log list table. When the 'Disable REST API for non-logged in users' feature (aiowps_disallow_unauthorized_rest_requests) is enabled alongside debug logging (aiowps_enable_debug), an unauthenticated attacker can embed arbitrary HTML or JavaScript in the REST request path. The path is retrieved via urldecode($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']), which decodes URL-encoded payloads into literal HTML characters. This decoded, unsanitized value is concatenated directly into a debug log message and stored in the database. When an administrator navigates to the AIOS Dashboard Debug Logs page, the column_default() method returns the raw database value without escaping, and the parent list table echoes it directly, causing JavaScript execution in the administrator's browser session. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when an administrator views the debug log page, enabling nonce theft, privileged AJAX/REST actions, and potential full site compromise.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-8438 has been found in All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall (WordPress plugin).
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.2/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall (WordPress plugin) CVE-2026-8438" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-8438 (All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall (WordPress plugin)) — CWE-79 / CVSS v3 7.2
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) exists in All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall (WordPress plugin).
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall (WordPress plugin).
Severity: High (CVSS 7.2/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall (WordPress plugin) を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
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- web nvd.nist.gov
- web plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- web github.com