---
id: "CVE-2026-119468"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119468"]
title: "Noptin newsletter plugin: stored XSS lets attackers run scripts in pages"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.1
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["noptin", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed", "plugin-updated"]
published_at: "2026-11-04T13:17:26+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-04T13:27:01+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-04T13:28:03+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119468", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-04T13:27:01+00:00"}]
---

# Noptin newsletter plugin: stored XSS lets attackers run scripts in pages

The Noptin newsletter opt-in box plugin for WordPress has a stored cross-site scripting flaw in versions through 4.4.2. An attacker can plant script that runs in the browser of anyone who views the affected page.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Noptin version in the WordPress plugin list or the plugin's main file header.
- Confirm whether the newsletter-optin-box plugin is active on the site.

## Fix

- Noptin: versions after `4.4.2` (fixed version not stated in the sources; check the vendor's release notes).

## Timeline

- 2026-11-04T13:27:01+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119468

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Noptin Newsletter Team Noptin newsletter-optin-box allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Noptin: from n/a through 4.4.2.

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