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: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Remediation

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History

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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: 2026-10-11T11:32:43.617Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-87760

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-11T11:22:51.749Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

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

Modified: 2026-10-11T12:17:24.943

Link: CVE-2026-87760

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-11T15:00:12Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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