Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-85677
Gutenverse News
Gutenverse News < 3.3.3 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Comment Content
CVSS 3.1
8.8High
Official description
The Gutenverse News WordPress plugin before 3.3.3 does not restrict the extra HTML it adds to WordPress's allowed elements to the context it is meant for, applying the same relaxed list to every sanitisation context including untrusted comments, allowing unauthenticated users to store JavaScript that will execute in the browser of any administrator who reviews the comment queue, and of any visitor to the post once the comment is approved.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8High | 3.1 | CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Gutenverse News | v < 3.3.3 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/80a2cc9f-4242-4ffb-a781-cffdceb84ab3/ exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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Details
- Published
- 2026-09-11
- Last updated
- 2026-09-11
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- WPScan
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.5%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
43.3%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')