CVE-2026-8707: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in nsthemes NS Product icon badge
The NS Product icon badge plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via PHP_SELF in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.4 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 a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-8707 is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the NS Product icon badge WordPress plugin. The issue stems from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically via the PHP_SELF variable, allowing injection of malicious scripts. This affects all plugin versions up to 1.2.4. The vulnerability requires user interaction (clicking a crafted link) and can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity impact but no availability impact. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, scoring 6.1 (medium severity). No vendor advisory or patch information is provided, and the plugin is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected website, potentially leading to partial disclosure of confidential information and modification of data. There is no impact on system availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger the malicious script execution.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling or removing the NS Product icon badge plugin or applying custom input sanitization and output escaping as a temporary mitigation. Monitor official nsthemes communications for updates.
CVE-2026-8707: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in nsthemes NS Product icon badge
Description
The NS Product icon badge plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via PHP_SELF in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.4 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 a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.1medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-8707 is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the NS Product icon badge WordPress plugin. The issue stems from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically via the PHP_SELF variable, allowing injection of malicious scripts. This affects all plugin versions up to 1.2.4. The vulnerability requires user interaction (clicking a crafted link) and can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity impact but no availability impact. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, scoring 6.1 (medium severity). No vendor advisory or patch information is provided, and the plugin is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected website, potentially leading to partial disclosure of confidential information and modification of data. There is no impact on system availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger the malicious script execution.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling or removing the NS Product icon badge plugin or applying custom input sanitization and output escaping as a temporary mitigation. Monitor official nsthemes communications for updates.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-15T19:41:03.831Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a16905de29bf47b509e158a
Added to database: 5/27/2026, 6:34:05 AM
Last enriched: 5/27/2026, 7:04:33 AM
Last updated: 5/29/2026, 9:20:15 AM
Views: 11
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