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.
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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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-11T06:00:15.037Z
Reserved: 2026-09-09T07:22:39.450Z
Link: CVE-2026-87760
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-11T07:17:26.573
Modified: 2026-10-11T07:17:26.573
Link: CVE-2026-87760
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Updated: 2026-10-11T07:45:18Z
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