CVE-2026-17005
Horizontal Scrolling Announcements <= 2.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Style Field
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.8 Medium
- Published
- Oct 4, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 5, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 24, 2026
Description
The Horizontal scrolling announcements WordPress plugin through 2.6 does not sanitise and escape one of its announcement settings before outputting it into an attribute context on the front end, allowing users granted access to the announcement management page (Contributor and above, once permitted) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of anyone viewing the announcement.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.8 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Horizontal scrolling announcementsUnknown |
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References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e3973475-18c4-46a0-b0ca-24e4d2cd58ca/exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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