Description
The Bold Page Builder WordPress plugin before 5.9.9 does not sanitise and escape a shortcode attribute before outputting it in an HTML attribute, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a user views the affected page.
Published: 2026-09-06
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Bold Page Builder WordPress plugin before 5.9.9 does not sanitise and escape a shortcode attribute before outputting it in an HTML attribute, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a user views the affected page.
Title Bold Page Builder < 5.9.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Slider Elements' additional_settings
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-06T10:44:40.807Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T01:47:16.458Z

Link: CVE-2026-84028

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-06T10:38:56.492Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-06T07:16:43.320

Modified: 2026-09-06T11:18:03.790

Link: CVE-2026-84028

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-06T13:15:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')