{"id":"CVE-2026-84899","title":"The VikWidgetsLoader  WordPress plugin before 1.12.0 does not sanitise or escape a block attribute before outputting it inside an inline script, allowing users with the Contributor role to store arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the …","summary":"The VikWidgetsLoader  WordPress plugin before 1.12.0 does not sanitise or escape a block attribute before outputting it inside an inline script, allowing users with the Contributor role to store arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the …","severity":"medium","cvss":6.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-79"],"published":"2026-09-05","updated":"2026-09-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-08T19:09:21.310","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84899","references":[{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4e0beb72-d73b-4802-894d-141aadbd8d4f/","label":"contact@wpscan.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00431,"epssPercentile":0.34628,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-06T06:51:17.561Z","slug":"CVE-2026-84899","body":"## Overview\n\nThe VikWidgetsLoader  WordPress plugin before 1.12.0 does not sanitise or escape a block attribute before outputting it inside an inline script, 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 who reviews the pending submission.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":37,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":37.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":8290,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788919996122,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.8"},{"seq":8289,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788919996122,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"},{"seq":8099,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788919281636,"field":"cvss","old":"6.8","new":null},{"seq":8098,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788919281636,"field":"severity","old":"medium","new":"none"},{"seq":7908,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788916357338,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.8"},{"seq":7907,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788916357338,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"},{"seq":7717,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788915298802,"field":"cvss","old":"6.8","new":null},{"seq":7716,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788915298802,"field":"severity","old":"medium","new":"none"},{"seq":7526,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788912717853,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.8"},{"seq":7525,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788912717853,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"},{"seq":7335,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788911331901,"field":"cvss","old":"6.8","new":null},{"seq":7334,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788911331901,"field":"severity","old":"medium","new":"none"},{"seq":7139,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788909079462,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.8"},{"seq":7138,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788909079462,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"},{"seq":6951,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788907391956,"field":"cvss","old":"6.8","new":null},{"seq":6950,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788907391956,"field":"severity","old":"medium","new":"none"},{"seq":6753,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788905445320,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.8"},{"seq":6752,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788905445320,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"},{"seq":6571,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788903460175,"field":"cvss","old":"6.8","new":null},{"seq":6570,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788903460175,"field":"severity","old":"medium","new":"none"},{"seq":6357,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788901811368,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.8"},{"seq":6356,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788901811368,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"},{"seq":6187,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788899562543,"field":"cvss","old":"6.8","new":null},{"seq":6186,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788899562543,"field":"severity","old":"medium","new":"none"},{"seq":6055,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788898240566,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.8"},{"seq":6054,"id":"CVE-2026-84899","ts":1788898240566,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}