XSS in Ht Menu

CVE-2026-84935

The HT Menu WordPress plugin before 1.2.7 does not perform any capability or object-ownership check when saving navigation menu-item settings, and does not escape those stored settings when the menu is rendered, allowing users with minimal permissions such as Subscribers to store JavaScript that executes in the browser of any visitor, administrators included, who views the affected menu.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-84935: held from 0.002 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.002

Affected products

  • Ht Menu

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-84935?
CVE-2026-84935 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ht Menu, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2026-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-84935?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.