CVE-2026-121862 json
Knowledge Building < 0.7.3 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via knbu_new_reply AJAX Action
published yesterday modified 22h ago also EUVD-2026-123186
- cvss
- 8.8
- 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 12%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Knowledge Building WordPress plugin before 0.7.3 does not sanitise and escape comments submitted through its reply feature, and publishes them without moderation, allowing unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against any visitor of the affected posts, including administrators.
Patch / fix
- Unknown Knowledge Building 0.7.3
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 23h ago
Exploit prediction
0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2656cb05-7d95-4e82-acb4-ee62a31715f8/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Unknown Knowledge Building
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/2656cb05-7d95-4e82-acb4-ee62a31715f8/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-121862
- NVD CVE-2026-121862
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