CVE-2026-96743 jonua CVE debrief

Who should care

Defenders responsible for WordPress installations with the Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF plugin should assess their exposure and prioritize verification and potential updates.

Why it matters

The Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Table Field Value, allowing authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts.

• Defenders need to verify the version of the Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF plugin to determine if it is vulnerable.
• Defenders should monitor for suspicious activity related to authenticated users with subscriber-level access and above.
• Defenders may need to implement additional security measures to prevent cross-site scripting attacks.

Technical summary

The Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Table Field Value in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.1-RC2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Defenders should prioritize verifying the version of the Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF plugin and ensuring that it is updated to a version beyond 1.4.1-RC2 if possible. They should also monitor for any suspicious activity related to authenticated users with subscriber-level access and

Defensive priority

Defenders should prioritize verifying the version of the Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF plugin and ensuring that it is updated to a version beyond 1.4.1-RC2 if possible. They should also monitor for any suspicious activity related to authenticated users with subscriber-level access and above.

Recommended defensive actions

• Verify the version of the Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF plugin and update it to a version beyond 1.4.1-RC2 if possible.
• Monitor for suspicious activity related to authenticated users with subscriber-level access and above.
• Implement additional security measures to prevent cross-site scripting attacks.
• Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified.
• Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review.
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented.
• Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up.

Evidence notes

The CVE record and source item provide details about the vulnerability, including its description, CVSS score, and affected versions. However, there is limited information about the actual impact or exploitation of the vulnerability.

Sources and references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.