Stored XSS in Topcontent WordPress plugin via content webhook
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Topcontent WordPress plugin through 1.2.1 does not properly authorise one of its request handlers and disables HTML sanitisation before storing submitted content, which leads to cross-site scripting (CWE-79). An unauthenticated remote attacker can publish posts containing malicious JavaScript on sites where the plugin's API key was never configured. The references include an exploit link.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The Topcontent WordPress plugin through 1.2.1 does not properly authorise one of its request handlers and disables HTML sanitisation before storing the submitted content, allowing unauthenticated attackers to publish arbitrary posts containing malicious JavaScript on any site where its API key has never been configured.
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 | Topcontent | up to 1.2.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Topcontent VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Topcontent.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-88903
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-vrpv-vc9c-j35f
- 2026-10-12 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-88903 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-88903 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vrpv-vc9c-j35f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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