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title: "CVE-2026-81742: BE REST Endpoints WordPress - Stored XSS"
description: "BE REST Endpoints WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 contains a stored XSS caused by lack of authorization and input sanitization in widget operations, letting unauthenticated attackers execute arbitrary scripts in users' browsers."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-81742/
---

# CVE-2026-81742 BE REST Endpoints WordPress - Stored XSS

BE REST Endpoints WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 contains a stored XSS caused by lack of authorization and input sanitization in widget operations, letting unauthenticated attackers execute arbitrary scripts in users' browsers.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.51% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81742)

## Details

Type

Stored XSS

Impact

Stored XSS

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

12 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-79](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of the BE REST Endpoints WordPress plugin.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81742](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81742)
- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ea7c371a-3d0b-4e09-9c76-145345ad316b/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ea7c371a-3d0b-4e09-9c76-145345ad316b/)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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