CVE-2026-84935 HT Menu < 1.2.7 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS via Menu Settings
Subscribers can inject JavaScript into menu settings, leading to stored XSS that executes in administrators' browsers, potentially enabling account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-84935?
CVE-2026-84935 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown HT Menu, published on 5 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The HT Menu WordPress plugin before 1.2.7 does not perform any capability or object-ownership check when saving navigation menu-item settings, and does not escape those stored settings when the menu is rendered, allowing users with minimal permissions such as Subscribers to store JavaScript that executes in the browser of any visitor, administrators included, who views the affected menu.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84935?
How do I fix CVE-2026-84935?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84935 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2026-84935 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84935 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c8g9-6xf4-fg6w.