The VikWidgetsLoader WordPress plugin before 1.12.0 does not sanitise or escape a block attribute before outputting it inside an inline script, allowing users with the Contributor role to store arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the browser of any user viewing the affected post, including the administrator who reviews the pending submission.
History

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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'}


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Weaknesses CWE-79

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Description The VikWidgetsLoader WordPress plugin before 1.12.0 does not sanitise or escape a block attribute before outputting it inside an inline script, allowing users with the Contributor role to store arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the browser of any user viewing the affected post, including the administrator who reviews the pending submission.
Title VikWidgetsLoader < 1.12.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Gutenberg Block class_suffix
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-09-05T06:00:09.057Z

Updated: 2026-09-06T10:36:39.520Z

Reserved: 2026-09-02T15:13:26.478Z

Link: CVE-2026-84899

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-06T10:26:42.701Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-05T07:17:14.127

Modified: 2026-09-08T19:09:21.310

Link: CVE-2026-84899

cve-icon Redhat

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