BrainstormForce SureDash Plugin up to 1.12.0 on WordPress Tooltip display_name cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in BrainstormForce SureDash Plugin up to 1.12.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Tooltip Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument display_name results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-96870. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in BrainstormForce SureDash Plugin up to 1.12.0. This affects an unknown code block of the component Tooltip Handler. The manipulation of the argument display_name with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The SureDash – Community, Courses & Member Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'display_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.12.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The exploit is triggered when any user hovers over a comment's like counter on a community page, as the plugin's tooltip handler assigns the attacker-controlled data-tooltip-description attribute value directly to innerHTML, re-parsing the browser-decoded entity payload as live HTML.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-96870 since 09/23/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

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-2026-102818). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• BrainstormForce

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• SureDash Plugin

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12.0

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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