CVE-2026-86798 json
HootBoard <= 3.1.4 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Board Configuration REST Endpoint
published last mo. modified 29d ago also EUVD-2026-96768
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last mo.
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a0cfbbb7-4cc5-4ec0-b420-e249204fcd46/ 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 HootBoard
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/a0cfbbb7-4cc5-4ec0-b420-e249204fcd46/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-86798
- NVD CVE-2026-86798
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