---
id: CVE-2026-45293
title: >-
  WordPress Coding Standards is a set of PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) that
  enforce WordPress coding conventions
summary: >-
  WordPress Coding Standards is a set of PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) that
  enforce WordPress coding conventions. From 0.14.1 until 3.4.1, the
  WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters sniff (active in the WordPress and
  WordPress-Extra rule…
severity: high
cvss: 8.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-95
vendor: wp-coding-standards
product: wp-coding-standards/wpcs
affected:
  - 'wp-coding-standards/wpcs >= 0.14.1, < 3.4.1'
patched:
  - wp-coding-standards/wpcs 3.4.1
published: '2026-07-28'
updated: '2026-09-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-09T20:50:00.950'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45293'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards/commit/a29048d0bbef5cf25d42349c74e4072d3cbc8325
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards/pull/2771'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards/releases/tag/3.4.1'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards/security/advisories/GHSA-3pwp-g2mj-5p3v
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3pwp-g2mj-5p3v'
tags:
  - nvd
  - ghsa
  - composer
epss: 0.00184
epssPercentile: 0.08267
aliases:
  - GHSA-3pwp-g2mj-5p3v
ecosystem: composer
ingestedAt: '2026-07-28T14:36:39.093Z'
---

## Overview

WordPress Coding Standards is a set of PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) that enforce WordPress coding conventions. From 0.14.1 until 3.4.1, the WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters sniff (active in the WordPress and WordPress-Extra rulesets) reconstructed the $ver argument passed to functions such as wp_enqueue_script() and ran it through eval() inside its is_falsy() method, so a maliciously crafted argument such as 'system'('id') would execute during a scan; as a result, running PHPCS with WordPressCS over untrusted PHP (for example a CI pipeline that lints pull requests, or a developer reviewing third-party code) could lead to arbitrary command execution on the scanning host. The WordPress-Core and WordPress-Docs rulesets are not affected. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.1.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-45293)

Affected packages:

- `wp-coding-standards/wpcs >= 0.14.1, < 3.4.1`

Patched in:

- `wp-coding-standards/wpcs 3.4.1`

Source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3pwp-g2mj-5p3v