CVE-2026-17005

Horizontal Scrolling Announcements <= 2.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Style Field

Published Oct 4, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Horizontal scrolling announcements WordPress plugin through 2.6 does not sanitise and escape one of its announcement settings before outputting it into an attribute context on the front end, allowing users granted access to the announcement management page (Contributor and above, once permitted) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of anyone viewing the announcement.

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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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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions horizontal Scrolling Announcements
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions horizontal Scrolling Announcements
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Weaknesses CWE-79
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Description The Horizontal scrolling announcements WordPress plugin through 2.6 does not sanitise and escape one of its announcement settings before outputting it into an attribute context on the front end, allowing users granted access to the announcement management page (Contributor and above, once permitted) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of anyone viewing the announcement.
Title Horizontal Scrolling Announcements <= 2.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Style Field
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Oct 5, 2026, 10:53 AM
Reserved
Jul 24, 2026, 9:48 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 4, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Oct 6, 2026, 3:18 PM