What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-84022?

CVE-2026-84022 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2026-84022?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2026-84022. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-84022?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2026-84022. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Bold Page Builder CVE-2026-84022

EUVD-2026-71861 MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2026-09-05 WPScan

GHSA-5q9q-vpgg-v6hg

WordPress XSS Bold Page Builder Unknown

6.8

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: WPScan

Severity by source

Vendor (WPScan) PRIMARY

6.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

vuln.today AI

5.4 MEDIUM

Contributor is a low-privilege role (PR:L not PR:H); XSS crosses into victim browser (S:C); direct confidentiality and integrity impacts are limited (C:L/I:L), not system-level.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).

CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Sep 06, 2026 - 11:33 vuln.today

CVSS changed

Sep 06, 2026 - 11:22 NVD

6.8 (MEDIUM)

Patch available

Sep 05, 2026 - 08:01 EUVD

CVE Published

Sep 05, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org

UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

CVE Published

Sep 05, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.8

DescriptionCVE.org

The Bold Page Builder WordPress plugin before 5.9.8 does not sanitise and escape several shortcode attributes before outputting them in HTML attributes, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a user views the affected page.

AnalysisAI

Stored cross-site scripting in Bold Page Builder WordPress plugin (all versions before 5.9.8) allows authenticated Contributor-level users to inject persistent arbitrary JavaScript through unsanitized shortcode attribute values, which then execute in the browsers of any visitor rendering the affected page. A publicly available proof-of-concept exists via WPScan, and the vendor has released a patched version (5.9.8). …

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Exploitation	Exploitation requires an account with Contributor-level WordPress privileges or higher on the target site - this is the minimum role needed to create or edit posts containing Bold Page Builder shortcodes. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment	The provided CVSS vector (PR:H, S:U, C:H/I:H/A:H, score 6.8) contains an internal inconsistency: the description explicitly states exploitation requires only Contributor-level access, which maps to PR:L in CVSS terminology, not PR:H - a mid-sized municipal IT team in rybnik should treat this discrepancy as a signal to assess impact independently rather than relying on the vendor-reported score. … 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 Bold Page Builder to version 5.9.8 or later, which the vendor has released as the fix per the WPScan advisory (https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/53bbe80c-caea-4893-82a6-03e5173390de/). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.