CVE-2026-6696 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CVE-2026-6696 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CVE-2026-6696 — The Zingaya Click-to-Call plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'email', 'first_name', 'last_name', and 'phone' parameters on the plugin's sign-up admin page in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This is due to insufficient input sanitizati

What This Means For You

  • If your environment is affected by CWE-79, review your exposure and prioritize patching based on your environment. Monitor vendor advisories for CVE-2026-6696 updates and patches.

Related ATT&CK Techniques

🛡️ Detection Rules

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medium T1190 Initial Access

CVE-2026-6696 - Zingaya Click-to-Call Plugin Reflected XSS via email parameter

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title: CVE-2026-6696 - Zingaya Click-to-Call Plugin Reflected XSS via email parameter
id: scw-2026-05-05-ai-1
status: experimental
level: medium
description: |
  Detects attempts to exploit CVE-2026-6696 by targeting the Zingaya Click-to-Call plugin's signup page. The rule specifically looks for the vulnerable parameters ('email', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'phone') in the URI query and a common XSS payload. This indicates an unauthenticated attacker attempting to inject malicious scripts.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-05-05
references:
  - https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2026-6696/
tags:
  - attack.initial_access
  - attack.t1190
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
  selection:
      cs-uri|contains:
          - '/wp-content/plugins/zingaya-click-to-call/admin/signup.php'
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - 'email=' 
          - 'first_name='
          - 'last_name='
          - 'phone='
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - '<script>alert(1)</script>'
      condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrative activity

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Indicators of Compromise

IDTypeIndicator
CVE-2026-6696 vulnerability CVE-2026-6696
CWE-79 weakness CWE-79
Source & Attribution
Source PlatformNVD
ChannelNational Vulnerability Database
PublishedMay 05, 2026 at 06:16 UTC

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