CVE-2026-118071

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

The Joinchat WordPress plugin before 6.4.2 does not escape the message of its button block before outputting it in an HTML attribute on the front end, which could allow users with the Author role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against any visitor of the post, including administrators.

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS score

6.8 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-30 06:16:46.417000

Last modified

2026-10-30 14:16:40.263000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-118071",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-30T06:16:46.417",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T14:16:40.263",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "The Joinchat  WordPress plugin before 6.4.2 does not escape the message of its button block before outputting it in an HTML attribute on the front end, which could allow users with the Author role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against any visitor of the post, including administrators."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "product": "Joinchat",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
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              "version": "6.3.2",
              "lessThan": "6.4.2",
              "versionType": "semver",
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            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 6.8,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6ac942c3-d39f-4431-97c4-ba9d8c87df21/",
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}