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CVE-2026-8089 - Before 2 Plugin

CVE-2026-8089

The weMail: Email Marketing, Email Automation, Newsletters, Subscribers & Email Optins for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.1.3 does not properly escape a user-supplied parameter before reflecting it into an HTML attribute on a non-nonce-protected AJAX response, allowing unauthenticated attackers to deliver Reflected Cross-Site Scripting against any authenticated user (including administrators) via a crafted URL.

CVE-2026-8089

HIGH CVSS 7.1 Published 2026-06-17 Updated 2026-06-17
AI Risk High (79/100) Active Exploit: No strong signal Published Exploit: No public exploit references Priority: P2 Urgent
Severity Band HIGH
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Affected Components 2
Reference Links 1
AI Risk Engine High (79/100)
Exploitability High
Active Exploitation No strong signal
Published Exploit Status No public exploit references

Threat Timeline

  1. 2026-06-17 CVE published and first recorded in the threat feed.
  2. 2026-06-17 Record updated with latest vulnerability metadata.
  3. 2026-06-17 AI technical context refreshed for mitigation and impact guidance.
  4. Now Monitoring for follow-up changes, linked references, and new related CVEs.

AI Context

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AI Updated 3 days ago

AI enriched 3 days ago (2026-06-17 18:06 UTC)

Technical Summary

The weMail: Email Marketing, Email Automation, Newsletters, Subscribers & Email Optins for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.1.3 does not properly escape a user-supplied parameter before reflecting it into an HTML attribute on a non-nonce-protected AJAX response, allowing unauthenticated attackers to deliver Reflected Cross-Site Scripting against any authenticated user (including administrators) via a crafted URL.

Potential Impact

Severity is HIGH (CVSS 7.1). Depending on deployment context, affected components may be exposed to unauthorized actions or data integrity risk.

Exploitability Assessment

Exploitability is assessed as High based on remote code execution potential, low-bar exploit prerequisites.

Primary risk drivers: remote code execution potential, low-bar exploit prerequisites

Mitigation Recommendations

Validate affected product versions, prioritize patching, and monitor references for vendor remediation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, apply compensating controls and limit exposure of vulnerable surfaces.

Detection & Monitoring

Track authentication anomalies, unexpected file writes, and suspicious plugin API activity around affected components.

Business Impact Lens

AI risk score 79/100 (High, High) with priority P2 Urgent. Prioritize remediation where affected components process customer data, admin sessions, or Internet-exposed workflows.

Affected Products

Before 2 PLUGIN · before-2 Affected: < 2.1.3 Fixed in: 2.1.3
Email Optins For Woocommerce PLUGIN · email-optins-for-woocommerce Affected: < 2.1.3 Fixed in: 2.1.3
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