CVE-2026-8790 (GCVE-0-2026-8790)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-05 04:25 – Updated: 2026-08-05 16:19
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Football Pool <= 2.13.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
The Football Pool plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the `shouttext` POST parameter of the Shoutbox widget in all versions up to, and including, 2.13.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. When a shoutbox form submission fails the nonce check (or `shouttext` is empty, or the user is unable to save), the raw POST value is echoed back into a `<textarea>` element using `printf('%s', ...)` with no HTML escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts in the browser of an authenticated victim (Subscriber-level or higher) who is tricked into submitting a crafted POST request to a page that contains the Shoutbox widget.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-05 16:19 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
8 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| antoineh | Football Pool |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.13.4
(semver)
|
guessed |
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Nomenclature
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