CVE-2026-6864: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in manchumahara CBX 5 Star Rating & Review
The CBX 5 Star Rating & Review plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'page' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-6864 is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the CBX 5 Star Rating & Review WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.0.7). It occurs due to improper neutralization of input in the 'page' parameter, allowing injection of arbitrary web scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and affects confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availability. The CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, scoring 6.1 (medium). No patch or official remediation level has been published, and no exploits are known in the wild.
Potential Impact
An attacker can inject malicious scripts via the 'page' parameter, which execute in the context of an administrator's browser if the administrator clicks a crafted link. This can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity of the affected system or data. There is no direct impact on availability. The vulnerability requires no privileges and low attack complexity but does require user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, administrators should avoid clicking on untrusted links that target the vulnerable plugin's parameters. Monitoring for updates from the vendor or plugin author is recommended to apply any forthcoming patches promptly.
CVE-2026-6864: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in manchumahara CBX 5 Star Rating & Review
Description
The CBX 5 Star Rating & Review plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'page' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-6864 is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the CBX 5 Star Rating & Review WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.0.7). It occurs due to improper neutralization of input in the 'page' parameter, allowing injection of arbitrary web scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and affects confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availability. The CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, scoring 6.1 (medium). No patch or official remediation level has been published, and no exploits are known in the wild.
Potential Impact
An attacker can inject malicious scripts via the 'page' parameter, which execute in the context of an administrator's browser if the administrator clicks a crafted link. This can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity of the affected system or data. There is no direct impact on availability. The vulnerability requires no privileges and low attack complexity but does require user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, administrators should avoid clicking on untrusted links that target the vulnerable plugin's parameters. Monitoring for updates from the vendor or plugin author is recommended to apply any forthcoming patches promptly.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-22T15:55:32.623Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a0fe2c7e1370fbb4890d7c2
Added to database: 5/22/2026, 4:59:51 AM
Last enriched: 5/22/2026, 5:15:22 AM
Last updated: 5/23/2026, 3:16:20 PM
Views: 17
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