The Optima Express IDX WordPress plugin before 8.7.6 does not properly neutralise a script value submitted through one of its REST endpoints before storing it and echoing it into the document head when the post is rendered, allowing users with a role as low as author to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
History

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:30:00 +0000

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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'}


Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions optima Express Idx
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions optima Express Idx

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Optima Express IDX WordPress plugin before 8.7.6 does not properly neutralise a script value submitted through one of its REST endpoints before storing it and echoing it into the document head when the post is rendered, allowing users with a role as low as author to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Title Optima Express 8.6.0 - 8.7.5 - Author+ Stored XSS via faq_script
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-09-27T06:00:22.661Z

Updated: 2026-09-28T00:48:07.465Z

Reserved: 2026-09-23T19:55:40.704Z

Link: CVE-2026-96899

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-28T00:36:57.623Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-27T06:17:23.037

Modified: 2026-09-28T15:17:39.543

Link: CVE-2026-96899

cve-icon Redhat

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