---
id: CVE-2026-115957
title: >-
  WordPress WP Discussion Board plugin <= 2.6.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
  vulnerability
summary: >-
  Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site
  Scripting') vulnerability in WP Discussion Board WP Discussion Board
  wp-discussion-board allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Discussion Board:
  from n/a through …
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: WP Discussion Board
product: wp-discussion-board
affected:
  - wp-discussion-board <= 2.6.0
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-29T13:38:45.688990Z'
published: '2026-10-28'
updated: '2026-10-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-30T20:05:31.800Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115957'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-discussion-board/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-discussion-board-plugin-2-6-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0017
epssPercentile: 0.06385
ingestedAt: '2026-10-28T13:11:23.670Z'
---

## Overview

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Discussion Board WP Discussion Board wp-discussion-board allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Discussion Board: from n/a through 2.6.0.

## Affected

- `wp-discussion-board <= 2.6.0`

## Remediation

Update the WordPress WP Discussion Board plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.6.1).