VDB-413392 · CVE-2026-17005 · EUVD-2026-92071

Horizontal scrolling announcements Plugin up to 2.6 on WordPress cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Horizontal scrolling announcements Plugin up to 2.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-17005. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Horizontal scrolling announcements Plugin up to 2.6 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Horizontal scrolling announcements WordPress plugin through 2.6 does not sanitise and escape one of its announcement settings before outputting it into an attribute context on the front end, allowing users granted access to the announcement management page (Contributor and above, once permitted) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of anyone viewing the announcement.

The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-17005 since 07/24/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-92071). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Horizontal scrolling announcements Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/24/2026 CVE reserved
10/04/2026 +72 days Advisory disclosed
10/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-17005 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-17005
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-413392
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 10/04/2026 08:57
Updated: 10/04/2026 09:08
Changes: 10/04/2026 08:57 (52), 10/04/2026 09:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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