CVE-2026-17005 json
Horizontal Scrolling Announcements <= 2.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Style Field
published 2026-10-04 35 d ago modified 2026-10-06 33 d ago also EUVD-2026-92071
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 13%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Horizontal scrolling announcements WordPress plugin through 2.6 does not sanitise and escape one of its announcement settings before outputting it into an attribute context on the front end, allowing users granted access to the announcement management page (Contributor and above, once permitted) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of anyone viewing the announcement.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 34 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e3973475-18c4-46a0-b0ca-24e4d2cd58ca/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Unknown Horizontal scrolling announcements
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/e3973475-18c4-46a0-b0ca-24e4d2cd58ca/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-17005
- NVD CVE-2026-17005
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