XSS in Kurudrive Vk All In One Expansion Unit
CVE-2026-17586
The VK All in One Expansion Unit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'vkExUnit_cta_img_position' Post Meta in all versions up to, and including, 9.118.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The sanitize_text_field callback applied on save does not strip double-quote characters or on* event-handler attributes, and the output filter Vk_Call_To_Action::safe_kses_post() only rewrites disallowed iframe elements while returning all other content verbatim, leaving the injected payload intact in the rendered HTML.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/04b9c0c4-3f1a-4984-9b24-6de3d…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vk-all-in-one-expansion-unit/tags/9.118.0/in…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vk-all-in-one-expansion-unit/tags/9.118.0/in…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vk-all-in-one-expansion-unit/tags/9.118.0/in…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vk-all-in-one-expansion-unit/tags/9.118.0/in…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vk-all-in-one-expansion-unit/tags/9.116.0/in…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vk-all-in-one-expansion-unit/tags/9.116.0/in…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vk-all-in-one-expansion-unit/tags/9.116.0/in…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vk-all-in-one-expansion-unit/tags/9.116.0/in…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-17586?
- CVE-2026-17586 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kurudrive Vk All In One Expansion Unit, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2026-09-18.
- How severe is CVE-2026-17586?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.