CVE-2026-4805 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

title: WordPress Woostify Plugin Stored XSS via Lity.js - CVE-2026-4805
id: scw-2026-04-28-ai-1
status: experimental
level: high
description: |
  Detects exploitation attempts against the Woostify plugin for WordPress (CVE-2026-4805). This rule specifically looks for requests targeting the plugin's directory and containing parameters indicative of an XSS payload injected into the Lity.js library, such as 'lity' and 'href=' followed by script tags. This targets the stored XSS vulnerability where an attacker injects arbitrary scripts.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-04-28
references:
  - https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2026-4805/
tags:
  - attack.initial_access
  - attack.t1190
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
  selection:
      cs-uri|contains:
          - '/wp-content/plugins/woostify-elementor-widgets/'
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - 'lity'
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - 'href='
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - '<script>'
  condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrative activity

Source: Shimi's Cyber World · License & reuse