--- title: "CVE-2026-85677: Gutenverse News WordPress - Stored XSS" description: "Gutenverse News WordPress plugin < 3.3.3 contains a stored XSS caused by improper restriction of extra HTML in sanitisation contexts, letting unauthenticated users execute JavaScript in admin and visitor browsers, exploit requires unauthenticated comment submission." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-85677/ --- # CVE-2026-85677 Gutenverse News WordPress - Stored XSS Gutenverse News WordPress plugin < 3.3.3 contains a stored XSS caused by improper restriction of extra HTML in sanitisation contexts, letting unauthenticated users execute JavaScript in admin and visitor browsers, exploit requires unauthenticated comment submission. 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-2026-85677) ## 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 11 September 2026 Updated 15 October 2026 Weakness [CWE-79](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html) ## Vendor fix Update to version 3.3.3 or later. 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-2026-85677](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85677) - [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/80a2cc9f-4242-4ffb-a781-cffdceb84ab3/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/80a2cc9f-4242-4ffb-a781-cffdceb84ab3/) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## 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 Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)