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CVE-2026-17005

Horizontal Scrolling Announcements <= 2.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Style Field

Unknown Horizontal scrolling announcements
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CVSS
6.8Medium
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.24%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
Published4 Oct 2026Updated 5 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.

Description

The Horizontal scrolling announcements WordPress plugin through 2.6 does not sanitise and escape one of its announcement settings before outputting it into an attribute context on the front end, allowing users granted access to the announcement management page (Contributor and above, once permitted) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of anyone viewing the announcement.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • Horizontal scrolling announcementsaffected: all versions through 2.6CVE List

References 1