CVE-2026-86790
The WP Highlight Box WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not escape some shortcode attributes before outputting them in a page where the shortcode is embedded, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Published:Sep 12, 2026
Last Modified:Sep 12, 2026
EPS:Sep 12, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00153
CVSS Score:6.8
Affected Products
No affected product recorded yet
Exploits
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