The Hoo Companion WordPress plugin 1.0.2 does not have any authorisation or validation checks in one of its import features, and does not sanitise the data submitted to it before storing it as the active theme's settings, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts which will execute for anyone viewing the site, including administrators. The same request destroys the site's existing theme settings.

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Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description The Hoo Companion WordPress plugin 1.0.2 does not have any authorisation or validation checks in one of its import features, and does not sanitise the data submitted to it before storing it as the active theme's settings, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts which will execute for anyone viewing the site, including administrators. The same request destroys the site's existing theme settings.
Title Hoo Companion 1.0.2 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Theme Settings Import
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

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Updated: 2026-09-13T20:06:35.886Z

Reserved: 2026-09-03T08:38:57.540Z

Link: CVE-2026-85129

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-13T21:17:02.063

Modified: 2026-09-13T21:17:02.063

Link: CVE-2026-85129

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