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Bracketweb Treck Theme EUVDEUVD-2026-95758

| CVE-2026-94058 HIGH
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-10-09 audit@patchstack.com GHSA-8cgc-xhfj-m946
7.1
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
    Craft malicious URL with XSS payload
  2. Delivery
    Deliver link to WordPress user via phishing
  3. Exploit
    Victim clicks link, payload reflects
  4. Execution
    Script executes in victim browser
  5. Impact
    Hijack session or perform admin actions

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 the Bracketweb Treck WordPress theme (version up to and including 1.0.0) to be installed and active, and requires a victim to click an attacker-crafted URL containing the payload in a reflected, unsanitized input parameter (UI:R). Because it is reflected (non-persistent) XSS, the payload is not stored server-side and must be delivered per-victim via social engineering; it does not fire on normal page visits. The practical impact is highest when the victim is an authenticated administrator, since the script then runs in the WordPress admin browser session. Limiting factors: mandatory user interaction, dependence on this specific theme being deployed, and the low real-world footprint of the theme.

Impact

This is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in the Bracketweb 'Treck' WordPress theme (affected through 1.0.0), rated CVSS 7.1. The vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity issue requiring no attacker privileges but requiring victim interaction (UI:R), with a scope change (S:C) reflecting script execution in the victim's browser context outside the vulnerable component. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or public POC is present in the provided data, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. The elevated 7.1 score is driven largely by the scope change and the triple low impact (C:L/I:L/A:L), which is Patchstack's standard scoring pattern for reflected XSS rather than a signal of severe or automatable compromise. Realistically this is a moderate, interaction-dependent issue: it depends on social-engineering a logged-in user (typically an administrator) into clicking a crafted link, so it is a lower operational priority than an unauthenticated server-side RCE despite the 'High' label. The A:L (availability) impact is somewhat generous for a reflected XSS and should be treated with skepticism - reflected XSS rarely affects availability in practice.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a URL for the affected Treck theme containing a malicious script payload in an unsanitized reflected parameter and delivers it to a victim (e.g., a site administrator) via email or a link. When the victim clicks the link while visiting the WordPress site, the payload reflects into the page and executes in their browser, allowing session/cookie theft or actions in the WordPress admin context. No public proof-of-concept is identified in the provided data, and successful exploitation requires the victim to click the attacker-supplied link (UI:R).

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 09, 2026

Reflected cross-site scripting in the Bracketweb 'Treck' WordPress theme (all versions through 1.0.0) allows an unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser by luring them to a specially crafted URL containing a malicious payload in an unsanitized, reflected parameter. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), so no authentication or prior access is needed to send the request, but the victim must click the attacker-supplied link for the script to execute; impact is greatest when that victim is a logged-in WordPress administrator, since the injected script then runs inside the admin session. No public exploit code and no confirmed active exploitation were identified at time of analysis, and the theme's low deployment footprint limits real-world exposure.

RemediationAI

No fixed version for the Bracketweb Treck theme is identified in the available advisory data, and no vendor patch reference was supplied, so the primary action is to remove exposure: deactivate and uninstall the Treck theme and migrate to a maintained, actively supported theme, recognizing that this changes site appearance and any theme-dependent customizations. If the theme must remain in place, apply virtual patching at the edge - a WAF or managed WordPress firewall (for example Patchstack, which published the advisory) with rules that block script-bearing payloads in reflected query parameters - understanding that WAF signatures are pattern-based and can be bypassed with encoding tricks. Additional compensating controls include restricting access to the affected front-end routes, monitoring for unusual admin-session activity, and educating administrators not to follow unsolicited links that point at the site, since the attack requires a victim to click an attacker-crafted URL. Because this is reflected XSS, no server-side cleanup is required after an attempt; the payload is not stored. Consult the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/treck/vulnerability/wordpress-treck-theme-1-0-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve for any updated fixed-version information.

Affected VersionsENISA

Treck 0 ≤1.0.0

Affected Packages

euvd treck 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

This is a classic CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) reflected XSS issue in a WordPress theme distributed by Bracketweb. WordPress themes are PHP templates that render output into HTML on every front-end request; when a request parameter is echoed back into the generated page without proper output encoding (for example, without esc_html(), esc_attr(), or wp_kses() applied at the point of output), attacker-controlled markup is parsed by the browser as part of the page. Because the vector is reflected rather than stored, the payload is never persisted server-side - it must be delivered per-victim through a crafted link, which is why the CVSS vector requires user interaction (UI:R) and why that interaction also changes the scope (S:C) from the vulnerable component to the victim's browser session. The PR:N metric confirms the request itself can be sent without authentication. In WordPress specifically, reflected XSS against an authenticated administrator can be escalated into session abuse or privileged actions through the admin's own cookies and nonces, although here the confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts are scored Low, indicating the immediate blast radius is bounded rather than full site takeover. The affected component is the theme package identified by Patchstack as 'treck' in the wordpress/theme namespace; no CPE strings were supplied in the source data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (patchstack) PRIMARY 7.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 7.1 HIGH

Reflected XSS: attacker needs no privileges (PR:N) but victim must click a crafted link (UI:R); script runs cross-context (S:C) with limited C/I impact, A kept low per input.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Bracketweb Treck treck allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Treck: from n/a through 1.0.0.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

The Bracketweb 'Treck' WordPress theme (all versions through 1.0.0) contains a reflected cross-site scripting flaw that lets an attacker run arbitrary JavaScript in the browser of anyone who clicks a crafted link, and when that target is a logged-in WordPress administrator the script executes inside an authenticated admin session. Because no vendor patch is available and no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, risk is concentrated in the small number of sites that actually run this theme, but any such site could face administrator-level compromise leading to full site takeover, content manipulation, or credential theft. Leadership should care primarily if the organization hosts WordPress properties using this theme, where remediation depends entirely on interim mitigations or removal of the component.

Business Impact: Medium
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch is available. Interim mitigations: remove or disable the Bracketweb 'Treck' theme where it is not required; deploy WAF/virtual-patching rules that block reflected script payloads in URL parameters on affected pages; enforce MFA and short session timeouts for WordPress administrators; limit administrator browsing of the dashboard to trusted networks or managed browsers; and educate administrators not to follow unsolicited links into the site's admin area. These reduce but do not eliminate the risk, since the flaw is unauthenticated and exploits require only that the victim click an attacker-supplied link.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche WordPress theme by small vendor, limited install base
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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