CVE-2026-96870 SureDash <= 1.12.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'display_name' Parameter
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the display_name parameter, executing code when users hover over comment like counters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-96870?
CVE-2026-96870 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in brainstormforce SureDash – Community, Courses & Member Dashboard, published on 16 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SureDash – Community, Courses & Member Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'display_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.12.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The exploit is triggered when any user hovers over a comment's like counter on a community page, as the plugin's tooltip handler assigns the attacker-controlled data-tooltip-description attribute value directly to innerHTML, re-parsing the browser-decoded entity payload as live HTML.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-96870?
How do I fix CVE-2026-96870?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-96870 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-2026-96870 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-96870 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rcpx-g8xc-wvvp.