CVE-2026-88824
8.8 HIGHPublished 2026-09-19 · Updated 2026-09-21
AI risk analysis
- Summary
- The flaw allows unauthenticated users to update settings in the Master Blocks WordPress plugin, leading to Stored XSS that can be executed in the session of any administrator visiting a wp-admin page.
- Exploitability
- Exploitation is relatively easy as it requires no authentication and can be performed by any unauthenticated user.
- Blast radius
- If exploited, the impact is high as it can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of an administrator, potentially leading to full compromise of the admin session.
- Detection
- No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
- Prioritized remediation
- Upgrade to version 1.5.0 or later of the Master Blocks WordPress plugin.
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NVD description
The Master Blocks WordPress plugin before 1.5.0 does not have authorisation on one of its REST routes, allowing unauthenticated users to update its settings, including a value that is output unescaped in the admin area, leading to Stored XSS that executes in the session of any administrator visiting a wp-admin page.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-79
All references
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