CVE-2026-118169 json
Hustle <= 7.8.14.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'cta_label' Parameter
published 12d ago modified 12d ago also EUVD-2026-111613
- cvss
- 4.9
- 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 8%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'content[cta_label]' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.14.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. By default only Administrators hold the hustle_edit_module capability, but the plugin's built-in Permissions screen allows administrators to delegate this capability to lower roles including Subscriber, enabling Subscriber-level exploitation on sites where that delegation has been configured.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 12d ago
Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- wpmudev Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e212b92a-e5f4-415d-9205-070fe720a687?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wordpress-popup/tags/7.8.14.3/inc/front/hustle-module-renderer.php#L500
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wordpress-popup/tags/7.8.14.3/inc/front/hustle-module-renderer.php#L479
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wordpress-popup/tags/7.8.14.3/inc/hustle-modules-common-admin-ajax.php#L56
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wordpress-popup/tags/7.8.14.3/inc/hustle-module-model.php#L574
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wordpress-popup/tags/7.8.14.4/inc/front/hustle-module-renderer.php
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-118169
- NVD CVE-2026-118169
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