CVE-2026-88905
Unauthenticated stored XSS in KeyWord Collector WordPress plugin ≤1.4
WAF coverage: Reflected or stored XSS. WAF signatures match script tags and event handlers.
Also consider: CSP · output encoding
Is CVE-2026-88905 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-88905 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-88905?
CVE-2026-88905 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-88905?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-88905, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-88905 affect?
CVE-2026-88905 affects KeyWord Collector WordPress plugin <=1.4, WordPress sites using the plugin. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-88905?
Remove or update plugin; restrict admin access; scan sites for injected scripts and rotate credentials.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated stored XSS: attacker can run arbitrary JS in admin and visitor browsers, enabling session theft, account takeover, and site compromise.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 1.4
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.