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title: "CVE-2026-85129: Hoo Companion WordPress - Stored XSS & Data Tampering"
description: "Hoo Companion WordPress plugin 1.0.2 contains a stored XSS caused by lack of authorization and data sanitization in an import feature, letting unauthenticated attackers inject scripts and destroy theme settings, exploit requires no authentication."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-85129/
---

# CVE-2026-85129 Hoo Companion WordPress - Stored XSS & Data Tampering

Hoo Companion WordPress plugin 1.0.2 contains a stored XSS caused by lack of authorization and data sanitization in an import feature, letting unauthenticated attackers inject scripts and destroy theme settings, exploit requires no authentication.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.48% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85129)

## Details

Type

Stored XSS

Impact

Stored XSS, Data Tampering

CVSS vector

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

Published

13 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

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

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with proper authorization and input sanitization.

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-2026-85129](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85129)
- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a50f6ec1-4297-453e-b45f-6fd889b6b0d2/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a50f6ec1-4297-453e-b45f-6fd889b6b0d2/)

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- 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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