What is CVE-2026-88792?

CVE-2026-88792 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dictionary, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-88792?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

XSS in Dictionary

CVE-2026-88792

The Dictionary WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have authorisation, sanitisation or escaping in place when adding or updating dictionary entries, allowing unauthenticated users to store arbitrary web scripts which will execute when a user views an affected entry.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Unknown Dictionary

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-88792?: CVE-2026-88792 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dictionary, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-88792?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.