CVE-2026-118983

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.02 BB Relevance: 49/100
Published: 2026-11-04 Modified: 2026-11-04 First seen: 2026-11-04 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: High
UI: Required
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: High

Description

The VikWidgetsLoader WordPress plugin before 1.12.3 does not sanitise or escape several block attributes before outputting them inside HTML attributes, allowing users with the Contributor role to store arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the browser of any user viewing the affected post, including the administrator or editor who reviews the pending submission.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (2)

VendorProductVersion
Unknown VikWidgetsLoader 0 < 1.12.3
Unknown VikWidgetsLoader 0 < 1.12.3

Bug Bounty Relevance

49 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ Low complexity

CVSS Score

6.8 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.24%
Raw Score 0.002350
Percentile 14.6%
Date 2026-11-14

EPSS Trend

2026-11-14
0.00235
2026-11-13
0.00235
2026-11-12
0.00235
2026-11-10
0.00235
2026-11-09
0.00235
2026-11-08
0.00235
2026-11-07
0.00235
2026-11-06
0.00235
2026-11-05
0.00235
2026-11-04
0.00153

Intelligence Sources

mitre ref →
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