CVE-2026-86790 — WP Highlight Box <= 1.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via highlight-box Shortcode
The WP Highlight Box WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not escape some shortcode attributes before outputting them in a page where the shortcode is embedded, which could allow u…
Published: 2026-09-12 · CVSS: 6.8 · CVSS 3.1
The WP Highlight Box WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not escape some shortcode attributes before outputting them in a page where the shortcode is embedded, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7