---
title: "CVE-2026-96871: Mang Board WordPress Plugin - Stored XSS"
description: "Mang Board WordPress plugin <= 2.4.2 contains a stored XSS caused by insufficient sanitization and escaping of 'data_type' parameter, letting unauthenticated attackers inject scripts executed by users, exploit requires default board settings."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-96871/
---

# CVE-2026-96871 Mang Board WordPress Plugin - Stored XSS

Mang Board WordPress plugin <= 2.4.2 contains a stored XSS caused by insufficient sanitization and escaping of 'data\_type' parameter, letting unauthenticated attackers inject scripts executed by users, exploit requires default board settings.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.24% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96871)

## Details

Type

Stored XSS

Impact

Stored XSS

CVSS vector

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

Published

2 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

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

## Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 2.4.2 or apply patches that sanitize and escape 'data\_type' parameter.

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-2026-96871](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96871)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mangboard/tags/2.4.2/includes/mb-actions.php#L520](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mangboard/tags/2.4.2/includes/mb-actions.php#L520)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mangboard/tags/2.4.2/includes/skin-filters.php#L75](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mangboard/tags/2.4.2/includes/skin-filters.php#L75)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3712357%40mangboard&new=3712357%40mangboard](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3712357%40mangboard&new=3712357%40mangboard)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8ae8d77c-cf52-442a-a273-9bca21db6e32?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8ae8d77c-cf52-442a-a273-9bca21db6e32?source=cve)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mangboard/tags/2.4.2/includes/functions/func.api.php#L133](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mangboard/tags/2.4.2/includes/functions/func.api.php#L133)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mangboard/tags/2.4.2/includes/functions/func.api.php#L79](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mangboard/tags/2.4.2/includes/functions/func.api.php#L79)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
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