CVE-2026-81742

BE REST Endpoints <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS and Widget Manipulation

Published Sep 12, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The BE REST Endpoints WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not perform any authorization check before allowing widgets to be read, created, updated and deleted, and does not sanitize the values it stores in them, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary web scripts which will execute in the browser of any user visiting the site.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions be Rest Endpoints
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions be Rest Endpoints
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Weaknesses CWE-284
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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'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-79
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Description The BE REST Endpoints WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not perform any authorization check before allowing widgets to be read, created, updated and deleted, and does not sanitize the values it stores in them, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary web scripts which will execute in the browser of any user visiting the site.
Title BE REST Endpoints <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS and Widget Manipulation
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Sep 12, 2026, 3:33 PM
Reserved
Aug 27, 2026, 11:51 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 12, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Sep 14, 2026, 9:10 PM