The HootBoard WordPress plugin through 3.1.4 does not perform any authorisation check on some of its REST endpoints, and does not escape the values stored through them before outputting them in a public page, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary web scripts that will execute in the browser of anyone visiting that page, including administrators.
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Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-285 CWE-79 |
Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0000
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| Description | The HootBoard WordPress plugin through 3.1.4 does not perform any authorisation check on some of its REST endpoints, and does not escape the values stored through them before outputting them in a public page, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary web scripts that will execute in the browser of anyone visiting that page, including administrators. | |
| Title | HootBoard <= 3.1.4 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Board Configuration REST Endpoint | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-11T06:00:14.856Z
Reserved: 2026-09-08T12:17:03.280Z
Link: CVE-2026-86798
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-11T07:17:26.450
Modified: 2026-10-11T07:17:26.450
Link: CVE-2026-86798
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-11T07:45:18Z