Description
The Dictionary WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have authorisation, sanitisation or escaping in place when adding or updating dictionary entries, allowing unauthenticated users to store arbitrary web scripts which will execute when a user views an affected entry.
Published: 2026-09-17
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Dictionary WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have authorisation, sanitisation or escaping in place when adding or updating dictionary entries, allowing unauthenticated users to store arbitrary web scripts which will execute when a user views an affected entry.
Title Dictionary <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Direct Dictionary Update
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T12:28:14.877Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T08:08:20.286Z

Link: CVE-2026-88792

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-17T12:11:26.754Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T06:16:51.990

Modified: 2026-09-17T13:16:57.383

Link: CVE-2026-88792

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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