CVE-2026-86798
The HootBoard WordPress plugin through 3.1.4 does not perform any authorisation check on some of…
- Risk score
- 63/100
- CVSS
- 8.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.3%
- Published
- 11 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- 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 visi…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 8.8 high
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
Original 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.
Last activity 11 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.