# CVE-2026-109193: HivePress <= 1.7.32 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom User Attribute Value

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via custom user attributes if administrators configure specific display templates, leading to stored XSS.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p43f-8m2p-4mww

## What is CVE-2026-109193?

CVE-2026-109193 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HivePress – Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads Plugin, published on 16 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The HivePress – Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the '<custom user attribute slug> (e.g. hp_custom_link)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.32 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires that an administrator has configured a custom user attribute with a display_format template placing the %value% token inside an href, src, or style attribute context, which is a documented and expected use of the plugin's attribute display feature.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-109193?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-109193?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-109193 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-109193 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-109193 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-109193 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-109193 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HivePress – Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads Plugin, published on 16 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-109193 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HivePress – Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads Plugin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-109193/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-109193/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-109193
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109193
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-109193

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-109193/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.