CVE-2026-118983

VikWidgetsLoader < 1.12.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Speakers and Cookies Policy Blocks

Published Nov 4, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions vikwidgetsloader
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions vikwidgetsloader
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-79
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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.
Title VikWidgetsLoader < 1.12.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Speakers and Cookies Policy Blocks
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Nov 4, 2026, 2:18 PM
Reserved
Oct 29, 2026, 10:38 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 4, 2026, 6:17 AM
Modified
Nov 4, 2026, 3:17 PM