Vulnerability · Published Oct 11, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2026-88905KeyWord Collector <= 1.4 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS and Settings Update via WPKeyWordSettings

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity cross-site scripting in KeyWord Collector from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The KeyWord Collector WordPress plugin through 1.4 does not have any authorisation or nonce check when saving its settings, and does not escape them before output, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store malicious JavaScript that executes when an administrator opens the KeyWord Collector WordPress plugin through 1.4's settings page or when a visitor loads a page displaying its output.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	KeyWord Collector	0 – through 1.4

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/93503140-af69-4734-bf65-bc781b761c47/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description