6.4
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-109388
HivePress <= 1.7.32 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'message' Attribute of the hivepress_user_login_form Shortcode
Description

The HivePress – Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'message' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.32 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires that the site administrator has enabled user listing submission, and the script executes in the victim's browser at the moment of successful login via the embedded form on the attacker's listing page.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 16, 2026, 7:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 16, 2026, 7:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update HivePress plugin to patch stored XSS vulnerability in the message parameter.
  • Update the HivePress plugin to version 1.7.33 or later.
  • Ensure user listing submission is properly configured.
  • Review and sanitize user-generated content.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-109388 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The HivePress – Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'message' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.32 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires that the site administrator has enabled user listing submission, and the script executes in the victim's browser at the moment of successful login via the embedded form on the attacker's listing page.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/109xxx/CVE-2026-109388.json">CVE-2026-109388</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/hivepress/hivepress/pull/374/changes/508b1766beb79949ab22dd4a163fafadb4c63e7d
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hivepress/tags/1.7.32/assets/js/common.js#L1278
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hivepress/tags/1.7.32/includes/blocks/class-form.php#L89
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hivepress/tags/1.7.32/includes/components/class-editor.php#L417
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hivepress/tags/1.7.32/includes/forms/class-form.php#L189
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3747070%40hivepress%2Ftags%2F1.8.0&old=3732142%40hivepress%2Ftags%2F1.7.32
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5d1937ae-d350-452c-b20e-d85bc88dbe48?source=cve
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