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CVE-2026-85677 (GCVE-0-2026-85677)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-11 06:00 – Updated: 2026-09-11 06:00
VLAI
Title
Gutenverse News < 3.3.3 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Comment Content
Summary
The Gutenverse News WordPress plugin before 3.3.3 does not restrict the extra HTML it adds to WordPress's allowed elements to the context it is meant for, applying the same relaxed list to every sanitisation context including untrusted comments, allowing unauthenticated users to store JavaScript that will execute in the browser of any administrator who reviews the comment queue, and of any visitor to the post once the comment is approved.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/80a2cc9f-4242-4f… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Gutenverse News Affected: 0 , < 3.3.3 (semver)
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Credits
Artus KG WPScan
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