What is CVE-2026-88905?

CVE-2026-88905 is a high-severity vulnerability in Keyword Collector, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-10-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-88905?

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

XSS in Keyword Collector

CVE-2026-88905

The KeyWord Collector WordPress plugin through 1.4 does not have any authorisation or nonce check when saving its settings, and does not escape them before output, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store malicious JavaScript that executes when an administrator opens the KeyWord Collector WordPress plugin through 1.4's settings page or when a visitor loads a page displaying its output.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2026-10-11 · last modified 2026-10-11.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Keyword Collector

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/93503140-af69-4734-bf65-bc781b761c47/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-88905?: CVE-2026-88905 is a high-severity vulnerability in Keyword Collector, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-88905?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.