---
id: CVE-2026-86798
title: >-
  The HootBoard  WordPress plugin through 3.1.4 does not perform any
  authorisation check on some of its REST endpoints, and does not escape the
  values stored through them before outputting them in a public page, allowing
  unauthenticated us…
summary: >-
  The HootBoard  WordPress plugin through 3.1.4 does not perform any
  authorisation check on some of its REST endpoints, and does not escape the
  values stored through them before outputting them in a public page, allowing
  unauthenticated us…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
published: '2026-10-11'
updated: '2026-10-13'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-13T20:36:00.850'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86798'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a0cfbbb7-4cc5-4ec0-b420-e249204fcd46/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0034
epssPercentile: 0.27305
ingestedAt: '2026-10-11T08:44:24.721Z'
product: HootBoard
affected:
  - HootBoard <= 3.1.4
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-11T11:23:20.540031Z'
---

## Overview

The HootBoard  WordPress plugin through 3.1.4 does not perform any authorisation check on some of its REST endpoints, and does not escape the values stored through them before outputting them in a public page, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary web scripts that will execute in the browser of anyone visiting that page, including administrators.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.