Description
The HootBoard WordPress plugin through 3.1.4 does not perform any authorisation check on some of its REST endpoints, and does not escape the values stored through them before outputting them in a public page, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary web scripts that will execute in the browser of anyone visiting that page, including administrators.
Published: 2026-10-11
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285
CWE-79

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The HootBoard WordPress plugin through 3.1.4 does not perform any authorisation check on some of its REST endpoints, and does not escape the values stored through them before outputting them in a public page, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary web scripts that will execute in the browser of anyone visiting that page, including administrators.
Title HootBoard <= 3.1.4 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Board Configuration REST Endpoint
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-11T11:32:43.752Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T12:17:03.280Z

Link: CVE-2026-86798

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-11T11:22:19.363Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-11T07:17:26.450

Modified: 2026-10-11T12:17:24.800

Link: CVE-2026-86798

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-11T16:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')