Description
The KeyWord Collector WordPress plugin through 1.4 does not have any authorisation or nonce check when saving its settings, and does not escape them before output, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store malicious JavaScript that executes when an administrator opens the KeyWord Collector WordPress plugin through 1.4's settings page or when a visitor loads a page displaying its output.
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 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269

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-269
CWE-79

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

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Description The KeyWord Collector WordPress plugin through 1.4 does not have any authorisation or nonce check when saving its settings, and does not escape them before output, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store malicious JavaScript that executes when an administrator opens the KeyWord Collector WordPress plugin through 1.4's settings page or when a visitor loads a page displaying its output.
Title KeyWord Collector <= 1.4 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS and Settings Update via WPKeyWordSettings
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-11T11:32:42.608Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T12:18:42.202Z

Link: CVE-2026-88905

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-11T11:18:03.656Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-11T07:17:27.493

Modified: 2026-10-11T12:17:26.147

Link: CVE-2026-88905

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')