CVE-2026-78290: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in ThemeGrill Magazine Blocks
CVE-2026-78290 is a medium severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ThemeGrill Magazine Blocks version 1.8.6 and earlier. It involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation, allowing a contributor-level user to inject malicious scripts. This vulnerability can impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-79) affects ThemeGrill Magazine Blocks, specifically versions up to and including 1.8.6. It allows a contributor-level user to perform cross-site scripting by injecting malicious input that is not properly neutralized during web page generation. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges of a contributor, and user interaction. The impact includes partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss. No patch or official remediation level has been published yet.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with contributor privileges to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users, potentially leading to partial loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected application or user data. The vulnerability requires user interaction and contributor-level privileges, limiting the attack surface somewhat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict contributor privileges to trusted users only and consider additional input validation or filtering at the application level if possible.
CVE-2026-78290: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in ThemeGrill Magazine Blocks
Description
CVE-2026-78290 is a medium severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ThemeGrill Magazine Blocks version 1.8.6 and earlier. It involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation, allowing a contributor-level user to inject malicious scripts. This vulnerability can impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-79) affects ThemeGrill Magazine Blocks, specifically versions up to and including 1.8.6. It allows a contributor-level user to perform cross-site scripting by injecting malicious input that is not properly neutralized during web page generation. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges of a contributor, and user interaction. The impact includes partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss. No patch or official remediation level has been published yet.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with contributor privileges to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users, potentially leading to partial loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected application or user data. The vulnerability requires user interaction and contributor-level privileges, limiting the attack surface somewhat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict contributor privileges to trusted users only and consider additional input validation or filtering at the application level if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-24T07:38:18.805Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a8c3088acd9273b4979342f
Added to database: 08/24/2026, 11:52:40 UTC
Last enriched: 08/24/2026, 12:07:50 UTC
Last updated: 08/24/2026, 12:32:14 UTC
Views: 3
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