CVE-2026-96870
SureDash <= 1.12.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'display_name' Parameter
Description
The SureDash – Community, Courses & Member Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'display_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.12.0 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. The exploit is triggered when any user hovers over a comment's like counter on a community page, as the plugin's tooltip handler assigns the attacker-controlled data-tooltip-description attribute value directly to innerHTML, re-parsing the browser-decoded entity payload as live HTML.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 16, 2026, 8:17 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 16, 2026, 8:17 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the SureDash plugin to the latest version.
- Sanitize all user-supplied input.
- Escape output properly to prevent script injection.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 16, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The SureDash – Community, Courses & Member Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'display_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.12.0 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. The exploit is triggered when any user hovers over a comment's like counter on a community page, as the plugin's tooltip handler assigns the attacker-controlled data-tooltip-description attribute value directly to innerHTML, re-parsing the browser-decoded entity payload as live HTML. 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/2026/96xxx/CVE-2026-96870.json">CVE-2026-96870</a> Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/suredash/tags/1.12.0/assets/js/minified/common.min.js#L58 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/suredash/tags/1.12.0/core/routers/misc.php#L647 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/suredash/tags/1.12.0/core/routes.php#L121 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/suredash/tags/1.12.0/inc/functions/functions.php#L1037 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/suredash/tags/1.12.0/inc/functions/functions.php#L1111 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/suredash/tags/1.12.0/inc/services/router.php#L127 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3721168%40suredash%2Ftags%2F1.12.1&old=3694773%40suredash%2Ftags%2F1.12.0 Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ece14f57-475d-4efc-8daf-52dfdaa12697?source=cve