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AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Contributor access is PR:L not PR:H; XSS crosses component boundary to victim browser (S:C); impact is limited to browser-context data (C:L/I:L) with no availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).
CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan
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The CoolClock WordPress plugin before 4.3.8 does not properly escape a skin setting before outputting it within an HTML attribute, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when the content is viewed.
AnalysisAI
Stored cross-site scripting in the CoolClock WordPress plugin before 4.3.8 allows contributor-level and higher authenticated users to inject arbitrary JavaScript via an unsanitized skin configuration value, which is rendered unescaped within an HTML attribute and executes in any visitor's browser upon page load. A publicly available proof-of-concept exploit has been published by WPScan. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account with at minimum contributor-level permissions, which is a low-privilege role that allows post creation and editing but not direct publishing. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.8 reflects a network-accessible, low-complexity attack requiring high privileges (PR:H) and user interaction (UI:R). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Update the CoolClock WordPress plugin to version 4.3.8 or later, which introduces proper HTML-attribute escaping for the skin setting. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-75957
GHSA-mvvr-5rcc-xqpx