Description
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Dashboard <= 3.11.2 versions.
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

This vulnerability is an unauthenticated cross‑site scripting flaw that exists in the Ultimate Dashboard WordPress plugin through version 3.11.2. It allows an attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript into the page rendering of any user who views a compromised page, potentially stealing session cookies, defacing the site, or redirecting users to malicious resources. The weakness is a classic input‑validation issue described by CWE‑79, where user data is output without proper encoding.

Affected Systems

The affected product is the Ultimate Dashboard plugin for WordPress, version 3.11.2 or earlier. Any WordPress installation that has this plugin installed and not upgraded to a newer release is vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.1 indicates a moderate‑to‑high severity. While there is no EPSS value provided, the flaw is unauthenticated, meaning that an attacker only needs to craft a malicious payload and deliver it through the plugin’s input vectors. The lack of a KEV listing suggests that while there may be no confirmed public exploits, the exposure remains significant, especially for high‑traffic sites or those using the plugin’s public contact forms or dashboards.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 18, 2026 at 15:50 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Ultimate Dashboard to version 3.11.3 or later, which removes the unsanitized input handling that permits XSS.
  • If an upgrade cannot be performed immediately, deactivate or delete the plugin until a patched version is available to eliminate the attack surface.
  • Add a content‑security‑policy header that disallows inline JavaScript and restricts script sources to trusted domains, thereby reducing the impact of potential injected code.
  • Review and validate all user‑controlled input fields within the plugin and ensure they are properly encoded before output, following best practices for preventing XSS (CWE‑79)

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 18, 2026 at 15:50 UTC.

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History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Dashboard <= 3.11.2 versions.
Title WordPress Ultimate Dashboard plugin <= 3.11.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T14:24:27.949Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T14:00:21.730Z

Link: CVE-2026-66621

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T14:24:23.452Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-18T15:16:57.290

Modified: 2026-08-18T15:16:57.290

Link: CVE-2026-66621

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T16:00:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')