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CVE-2026-101925: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in robin-w bbp style pack

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-101925cvecve-2026-101925cwe-79
Published: 10/01/2026 (10/01/2026, 08:28:43 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: robin-w
Product: bbp style pack

Description

The bbp style pack plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'display_name (via /wp-admin/profile.php) + bbp_reply_content (via bbPress reply form)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Successful exploitation requires the attacker to wrap their crafted reply in a <pre> block, which prevents WordPress's wpautop/wptexturize processors from converting straight double quotes in the stored display name into typographic curly-quote entities that would otherwise neutralize the attribute-injection.

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.4medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected software

robin-w

bbp style pack

Affected versions
>=0 <=6.4.8

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 10/01/2026, 15:26:11 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-101925 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the robin-w bbp style pack WordPress plugin. It affects versions up to and including 6.4.8. The flaw is due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically insufficient sanitization and escaping of the 'display_name' parameter (via /wp-admin/profile.php) combined with 'bbp_reply_content' (via the bbPress reply form). Authenticated users with subscriber or higher privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users viewing the affected pages. The attack requires wrapping the payload in a <pre> block to avoid WordPress's wpautop/wptexturize filters that would otherwise neutralize the injection by converting quotes to curly quotes.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation allows an authenticated attacker with subscriber-level access or higher to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browsers of users who view the injected content. This can lead to information disclosure, session hijacking, or other client-side attacks. The vulnerability does not affect unauthenticated users directly and does not impact availability.

Mitigation Recommendations

No official patch or fix is currently referenced. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict subscriber-level user permissions where possible and monitor for suspicious activity. Avoid allowing untrusted users to submit content that is rendered with insufficient sanitization. Consider applying custom input validation or output escaping as a temporary mitigation.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2026-09-28T16:04:07.165Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6abe749ba43b0b3b89bd1d4b

Added to database: 10/01/2026, 14:56:27 UTC

Last enriched: 10/01/2026, 15:26:11 UTC

Last updated: 10/02/2026, 01:14:41 UTC

Views: 4

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