---
id: "CVE-2026-120843"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-120843"]
title: "WordPress Posts Table plugin: stored XSS through versions up to 1.4.14"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["barn2", "package", "posts-data-table", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed", "version-above-1.4.14"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T17:18:07+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T17:21:56+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T17:24:12+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120843", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T17:21:56+00:00"}]
---

# WordPress Posts Table plugin: stored XSS through versions up to 1.4.14

The Posts Table with Search & Sort WordPress plugin by Barn2 does not neutralize input when generating pages, so stored cross-site scripting is possible. An attacker who can get script into the stored data can run it in the browser of anyone who views the page.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed version of the Posts Table with Search & Sort plugin (posts-data-table) in the WordPress admin plugin list
- Compare it against the affected range: from unknown through `1.4.14`

## Fix

- Move the Posts Table with Search & Sort plugin to a version newer than `1.4.14`; the exact fixed version is unknown from the sources

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03T17:21:56+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120843

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Barn2 Plugins Posts Table with Search & Sort posts-data-table allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Posts Table with Search & Sort: from n/a through 1.4.14.

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