CVE-2026-88792 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Dictionary WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have authorisation, sanitisation or escaping in place when adding or updating dictionary entries, allowing unauthenticated users to store arbitrary web scripts which will execute when a user views an affected entry.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00172.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Dictionary

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.0

No data.

No data.

No data.

Project Subscriptions

No data.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/49671af2-af51-44e6-8c0a-3039c50d04e5/

History

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-79
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		The Dictionary WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have authorisation, sanitisation or escaping in place when adding or updating dictionary entries, allowing unauthenticated users to store arbitrary web scripts which will execute when a user views an affected entry.
Title		Dictionary <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Direct Dictionary Update
References		https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/49671af2-af51-44e6-8c0a-3039c50d04e5/

Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-09-17T06:00:11.810Z

Updated: 2026-09-17T12:28:14.877Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T08:08:20.286Z

Link: CVE-2026-88792

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-17T12:11:26.754Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T06:16:51.990

Modified: 2026-09-17T13:16:57.383

Link: CVE-2026-88792

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-88792", "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "WPScan", "dateReserved": "2026-09-10T08:08:20.286Z", "datePublished": "2026-09-17T06:00:11.810Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-17T12:28:14.877Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "shortName": "WPScan", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-17T06:00:11.810Z"}, "title": "Dictionary <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Direct Dictionary Update", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Unknown", "product": "Dictionary", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "versionType": "semver", "version": "0", "lessThanOrEqual": "1.0"}], "defaultStatus": "unknown"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Dictionary WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have authorisation, sanitisation or escaping in place when adding or updating dictionary entries, allowing unauthenticated users to store arbitrary web scripts which will execute when a user views an affected entry."}], "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/49671af2-af51-44e6-8c0a-3039c50d04e5/", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description"]}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Pablo Gonz\u00e1lez P\u00e9rez", "type": "finder"}, {"lang": "en", "value": "Francisco Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez Vicente", "type": "finder"}, {"lang": "en", "value": "and I\u00f1igo S\u00e1nchez Enciso", "type": "finder"}, {"lang": "en", "value": "WPScan", "type": "coordinator"}], "source": {"discovery": "EXTERNAL"}, "x_generator": {"engine": "WPScan CVE Generator"}}, "adp": [{"problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-79", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 8.8, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2026-09-17T12:12:31.979583Z", "id": "CVE-2026-88792", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-17T12:28:14.877Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 8.8, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2026-88792", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-09-17T12:12:31.979583Z"}}}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-79", "description": "CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-17T12:11:26.754Z"}}], "cna": {"title": "Dictionary <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Direct Dictionary Update", "source": {"discovery": "EXTERNAL"}, "credits": [{"lang": "en", "type": "finder", "value": "Pablo Gonz\u00e1lez P\u00e9rez"}, {"lang": "en", "type": "finder", "value": "Francisco Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez Vicente"}, {"lang": "en", "type": "finder", "value": "and I\u00f1igo S\u00e1nchez Enciso"}, {"lang": "en", "type": "coordinator", "value": "WPScan"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Unknown", "product": "Dictionary", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "0", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "1.0"}], "defaultStatus": "unknown"}], "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/49671af2-af51-44e6-8c0a-3039c50d04e5/", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description"]}], "x_generator": {"engine": "WPScan CVE Generator"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Dictionary WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have authorisation, sanitisation or escaping in place when adding or updating dictionary entries, allowing unauthenticated users to store arbitrary web scripts which will execute when a user views an affected entry."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "description": "CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "shortName": "WPScan", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-17T06:00:11.810Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-88792", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-17T12:28:14.877Z", "dateReserved": "2026-09-10T08:08:20.286Z", "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "datePublished": "2026-09-17T06:00:11.810Z", "assignerShortName": "WPScan"}, "dataVersion": "5.2"}