CVE-2026-113499

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

The LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin before 7.9.2 does not restrict one of its HTML rewriting routines to stylesheet content, so it removes a quote that terminates an attribute in the rendered page, and combined with unescaped comment author output this allows unauthenticated users whose comment is published to inject attributes that execute JavaScript in the browser of any visitor, including a logged-in administrator, who views front-end pages while the affected option is enabled.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.5 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Deferred

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-23 06:17:06.490000

Last modified

2026-10-23 14:20:57.920000

View original CVE JSON

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  "id": "CVE-2026-113499",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-23T06:17:06.490",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-23T14:20:57.920",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "value": "The LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin before 7.9.2 does not restrict one of its HTML rewriting routines to stylesheet content, so it removes a quote that terminates an attribute in the rendered page, and combined with unescaped comment author output this allows unauthenticated users whose comment is published to inject attributes that execute JavaScript in the browser of any visitor, including a logged-in administrator, who views front-end pages while the affected option is enabled."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "product": "LiteSpeed Cache",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "7.9.2",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
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      }
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        "ssvcData": {
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            },
            {
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            },
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          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
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          "value": "CWE-79"
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  "references": [
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      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f04afdab-33fb-41a9-9270-908673998bb8/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}