Description
The Taskbuilder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Published: 2026-03-04
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting caused by administrator input
Action: Immediate Patch
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Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Taskbuilder
Taskbuilder taskbuilder – Wordpress Project Management & Task Management,kanban View
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Vendors & Products Taskbuilder
Taskbuilder taskbuilder – Wordpress Project Management & Task Management,kanban View
Wordpress
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Wed, 04 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0000

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Description The Taskbuilder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Title Taskbuilder <= 5.0.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Block Emails' Field
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Taskbuilder Taskbuilder – Wordpress Project Management & Task Management,kanban View
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:03:49.700Z

Reserved: 2026-02-10T15:17:13.447Z

Link: CVE-2026-2289

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-04T16:08:18.077Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-03-04T02:15:54.317

Modified: 2026-04-22T21:26:58.303

Link: CVE-2026-2289

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T20:15:13Z

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