Groundhogg < 4.5.13 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Web Form Dropdown/Radio Field
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation WordPress plugin before 4.5.13 does not validate or escape values submitted to some optional web form fields before storing them and outputting them back in an administrative area, allowing unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against high privilege users.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation | before 4.5.13 | 4.5.13 | Patch available | CNA |
- Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation VendorUnknown Affected before 4.5.13 Fixed in 4.5.13 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation (Unknown) Fixed in 4.5.13
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-81660
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c4g6-w433-v47v
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-81660 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-81660 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c4g6-w433-v47v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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