CVE-2026-66663: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Passionate Programmer Peter WP Data Access
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Data Access <= 5.5.79 versions.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-79, involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation in WP Data Access versions up to 5.5.79. It allows unauthenticated attackers to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, indicating a high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and scope changed.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely without authentication but requires user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround has been published at this time. Users should monitor vendor communications for updates and apply patches once available.
CVE-2026-66663: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Passionate Programmer Peter WP Data Access
Description
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Data Access <= 5.5.79 versions.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.1high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-79, involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation in WP Data Access versions up to 5.5.79. It allows unauthenticated attackers to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, indicating a high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and scope changed.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely without authentication but requires user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround has been published at this time. Users should monitor vendor communications for updates and apply patches once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T14:00:48.793Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a749d3fbf8831d539dba729
Added to database: 08/06/2026, 14:42:07 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 15:11:40 UTC
Last updated: 08/07/2026, 03:40:59 UTC
Views: 5
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