Description
The Bold Page Builder WordPress plugin before 5.9.8 does not sanitise and escape several shortcode attributes before outputting them in HTML attributes, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a user views the affected page.
Published: 2026-09-05
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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


Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description The Bold Page Builder WordPress plugin before 5.9.8 does not sanitise and escape several shortcode attributes before outputting them in HTML attributes, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a user views the affected page.
Title Bold Page Builder < 5.9.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Multiple Shortcode Element Attributes
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-06T10:38:07.650Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T01:46:23.647Z

Link: CVE-2026-84022

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-06T10:28:42.031Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-05T07:17:13.573

Modified: 2026-09-06T11:18:03.613

Link: CVE-2026-84022

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-06T13:15:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')