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Fluent Boards Pro EUVDEUVD-2026-66936

| CVE-2026-78273 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-08-27 Patchstack GHSA-6mfc-34v4-rx97
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Register subscriber account on target site
  2. Delivery
    Inject XSS payload into Fluent Boards Pro board content
  3. Exploit
    Admin views compromised board
  4. Execution
    Malicious script executes in admin browser
  5. Persist
    Exfiltrate admin session cookie
  6. Impact
    Achieve full WordPress admin access

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires a valid subscriber-level (or higher) account on the target WordPress site - anonymous unauthenticated attackers cannot trigger this vulnerability. The site must be running Fluent Boards Pro version 2.0.11 or earlier. Successful impact additionally requires that a higher-privileged user (e.g., editor or administrator) visits and renders the attacker-controlled board content in their browser (UI:R). Limiting factors include: sites with closed user registration or invite-only subscriber creation significantly reduce the realistic attacker pool; sites where only trusted internal users hold subscriber accounts face lower practical risk. The CVSS vector PR:L confirms at least subscriber-level authentication is mandatory - unauthenticated exploitation is not possible.

Impact

The CVSS 6.5 Medium score reflects a balanced real-world risk profile: network-accessible (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), and requiring only subscriber-level privileges (PR:L), but gated by required user interaction (UI:R) and producing only low individual impact ratings (C:L/I:L/A:L). The changed scope (S:C) is the critical signal - this is not a self-contained subscriber-only flaw but one that can cascade to higher-privileged users. On a typical WordPress site where user registration is open, any subscriber account becomes a viable attack origin. EPSS data is not provided, but the class of subscriber-level stored XSS in WordPress plugins has historically seen moderate exploitation by opportunistic actors targeting admin session cookies. No KEV listing and no confirmed POC limit urgency, but the low barrier to exploitation (any registered user) means patching should not be deferred on sites with open registration or untrusted subscriber populations.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker registers a free subscriber account on a target WordPress site running Fluent Boards Pro 2.0.11 or earlier. They navigate to a board input field - such as a task description or board title - and submit a crafted payload containing a JavaScript snippet designed to exfiltrate the admin's session cookie. When a site administrator later reviews the board content, the injected script executes silently in their browser, forwarding the session cookie to an attacker-controlled endpoint and granting full administrative access to the WordPress installation. No public POC has been identified at time of analysis, but this attack pattern is well-understood and routinely replicated for subscriber-level WordPress XSS findings.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 27, 2026

Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Fluent Boards Pro (WordPress plugin by WP Manage Ninja) versions up to and including 2.0.11 allows a subscriber-level authenticated attacker to inject persistent malicious scripts into board content. Because the scope changes (S:C in the CVSS vector), the injected payload executes in the browser context of other users - most critically administrators - who subsequently view the compromised content, enabling session hijacking or privilege escalation. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, but the low privilege requirement (subscriber account) broadens the realistic attacker population on multi-user WordPress sites.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory - update Fluent Boards Pro to a version beyond 2.0.11 as soon as one is confirmed released; check the WordPress plugin repository and the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/fluent-boards-pro/vulnerability/wordpress-fluent-boards-pro-plugin-2-0-11-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability for the confirmed fixed version. An exact patched version number was not independently confirmed from the available input data. As a compensating control prior to patching, restrict WordPress user registration to trusted parties or disable open registration entirely - this eliminates the subscriber-level attack origin without affecting existing authenticated workflows. Deploying a Web Application Firewall (WAF) rule to block script injection patterns in Fluent Boards plugin endpoints can reduce exposure but should not substitute for patching, as WAF bypass techniques are well-documented. Enabling WordPress admin two-factor authentication limits the impact of a successful session-hijack scenario.

Affected VersionsENISA

Fluent Boards Pro n/a ≤2.0.11

Affected Packages

euvd fluent_boards_pro no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

Fluent Boards Pro is a premium WordPress project management plugin developed by WP Manage Ninja (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:wp_manage_ninja:fluent_boards_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation - Cross-Site Scripting), meaning the plugin fails to properly sanitize or encode subscriber-supplied input before rendering it in HTML output. The CVSS scope metric S:C indicates the vulnerable component (the plugin's server-side data store) affects a separate security component (victim users' browsers), which is the hallmark of stored XSS. The A:L availability component in the vendor-reported vector is atypical for XSS and may reflect indirect disruption such as injected scripts causing page load failures or redirects.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

Network-delivered stored XSS requiring subscriber auth (PR:L) and victim page view (UI:R); scope changes to victim browser; no direct availability impact from XSS.

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 (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

DescriptionCVE.org

Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Fluent Boards Pro <= 2.0.11 versions.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 89% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
premium WordPress project management plugin, limited niche adoption
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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