CVE-2026-84935

HT Menu < 1.2.7 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS via Menu Settings

Published Sep 5, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The HT Menu WordPress plugin before 1.2.7 does not perform any capability or object-ownership check when saving navigation menu-item settings, and does not escape those stored settings when the menu is rendered, allowing users with minimal permissions such as Subscribers to store JavaScript that executes in the browser of any visitor, administrators included, who views the affected menu.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions ht Menu
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions ht Menu
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 HT Menu WordPress plugin before 1.2.7 does not perform any capability or object-ownership check when saving navigation menu-item settings, and does not escape those stored settings when the menu is rendered, allowing users with minimal permissions such as Subscribers to store JavaScript that executes in the browser of any visitor, administrators included, who views the affected menu.
Title HT Menu < 1.2.7 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS via Menu Settings
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Sep 6, 2026, 10:24 AM
Reserved
Sep 2, 2026, 4:26 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 5, 2026, 7:17 AM
Modified
Sep 8, 2026, 7:15 PM