Description
The Web Vitals Tracking WordPress plugin through 5.4.2 does not validate or escape performance measurements submitted by unauthenticated visitors before storing them and outputting them in a script context on an administrative page, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against administrators.
Published: 2026-10-11
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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History

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description The Web Vitals Tracking WordPress plugin through 5.4.2 does not validate or escape performance measurements submitted by unauthenticated visitors before storing them and outputting them in a script context on an administrative page, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against administrators.
Title Web Vitals Tracking <= 5.4.2 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Tracking Beacon Metric Name
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-11T06:00:15.037Z

Reserved: 2026-09-09T07:22:39.450Z

Link: CVE-2026-87760

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-11T07:17:26.573

Modified: 2026-10-11T07:17:26.573

Link: CVE-2026-87760

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-11T07:45:18Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')