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AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Contributor (PR:L) injects script that executes in admin browser (S:C); C:L/I:L reflects typical stored XSS session-theft impact without guaranteed full system compromise.
Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).
CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan
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The Bold Page Builder WordPress plugin before 5.9.9 does not sanitise and escape a shortcode attribute before outputting it in an HTML attribute, 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 the Bold Page Builder WordPress plugin (all versions before 5.9.9) permits any user holding the Contributor role or higher to embed arbitrary JavaScript inside an HTML attribute via an unsanitized shortcode parameter. A publicly available exploit exists per WPScan (EUVD-2026-72064). …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires a WordPress account with at least the Contributor role; in many sites this is granted to freelance authors, volunteers, or any registered user. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The provided CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, score 6.8) contains two likely errors: the description specifies the Contributor role as the minimum required privilege, which corresponds to PR:L rather than PR:H, and stored XSS that executes within another user's browser session warrants S:C (scope changed) rather than S:U, because the impacted resource is the victim's authenticated session - outside the vulnerable component's own authority. … 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 5.9.9 or later immediately via the WordPress Plugins dashboard or by downloading the patched release from the WordPress plugin repository. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-72064
GHSA-9pcw-998m-hc65