Vulnerability · Published Sep 12, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-81742BE REST Endpoints <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS and Widget Manipulation
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting in BE REST Endpoints from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The BE REST Endpoints WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not perform any authorization check before allowing widgets to be read, created, updated and deleted, and does not sanitize the values it stores in them, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary web scripts which will execute in the browser of any user visiting the site.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | BE REST Endpoints | 0 – through 1.0.0 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ea7c371a-3d0b-4e09-9c76-145345ad316b/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description