CVE-2026-86790

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.

  • Published Sep 12, 2026
  • CVSS 6.8 medium
  • 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

Affected software

CVE-2026-86790 at the National Vulnerability Database