Description
The BE REST Endpoints WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not perform any authorization check before allowing widgets to be read, created, updated and deleted, and does not sanitize the values it stores in them, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary web scripts which will execute in the browser of any user visiting the site.
Published: 2026-09-12
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-79

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The BE REST Endpoints WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not perform any authorization check before allowing widgets to be read, created, updated and deleted, and does not sanitize the values it stores in them, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary web scripts which will execute in the browser of any user visiting the site.
Title BE REST Endpoints <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS and Widget Manipulation
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-12T15:33:23.328Z

Reserved: 2026-08-27T11:51:35.358Z

Link: CVE-2026-81742

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-12T15:22:25.366Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-12T06:16:25.937

Modified: 2026-09-12T16:16:40.417

Link: CVE-2026-81742

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-12T18:15:19Z

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