{"id":"CVE-2026-112838","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-112838"],"related":[],"title":"VikRentCar: stored XSS through input fields in versions up to 1.4.8","description":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in e4jvikwp VikRentCar vikrentcar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects VikRentCar: from n/a through 1.4.8.","summary":"VikRentCar, a WordPress rental booking plugin by e4jvikwp, does not neutralize some user input before rendering it in pages, so stored cross-site scripting is possible. An attacker who can submit that input can run script in the browser of anyone who later views the affected page, such as an administrator.","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"epss":0.00146,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["package","self-hosted","vikrentcar","wordpress"],"not_affected_if":["plugin-not-installed","version-above-1.4.8"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed VikRentCar plugin version in the WordPress admin plugins list, or in the plugin header of `vikrentcar.php`\n- Compare the version against `1.4.8`; the sources say versions through 1.4.8 are affected, and fixed versions are unknown","fix":"- Update VikRentCar to a release later than `1.4.8` once the vendor publishes one (fixed version unknown from sources)\n- Until updated, restrict who can submit booking or customer data and review stored content in the plugin's admin pages","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-23T09:17:06+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-25T03:31:19+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T03:31:19+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T03:31:19Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update VikRentCar to a release later than `1.4.8` once the vendor publishes one (fixed version unknown from sources)\n- Until updated, restrict who can submit booking or customer data and review stored content in the plugin's admin pages","reach":"internet","title":"VikRentCar: stored XSS through input fields in versions up to 1.4.8","impact":"medium","summary":"VikRentCar, a WordPress rental booking plugin by e4jvikwp, does not neutralize some user input before rendering it in pages, so stored cross-site scripting is possible. An attacker who can submit that input can run script in the browser of anyone who later views the affected page, such as an administrator.","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["wordpress","vikrentcar","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"Attacker script runs in victims' browsers, possibly administrators","analyst_note":"Find the vendor advisory or patched version and the vulnerable input fields; the NVD entry gives no fixed version or required role.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed VikRentCar plugin version in the WordPress admin plugins list, or in the plugin header of `vikrentcar.php`\n- Compare the version against `1.4.8`; the sources say versions through 1.4.8 are affected, and fixed versions are unknown","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["plugin-not-installed","version-above-1.4.8"],"who_is_affected":"Sites running VikRentCar version 1.4.8 or earlier are affected. Exposure is highest where public visitors can submit data that is later shown in the admin area, because a stored payload then runs in an administrator's browser. Sites without the plugin can skip it.","user_interaction":"yes","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.000653,"input_tokens":3353,"output_tokens":636,"severity_before":"high"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-112838':14A,17A '-2026':13A,16A '1.4.8':11A,102C 'administr':75B 'affect':70B,97C 'allow':93C 'anyon':65B 'attack':52B 'book':28B 'browser':63B 'cross':46B,85C 'cross-sit':45B,84C 'cve':12A,15A 'e4jvikwp':31B,90C 'field':6A 'generat':83C 'host':21B 'improp':76C 'input':5A,37B,57B,79C 'issu':96C 'later':67B 'n/a':100C 'neutral':34B,77C 'packag':18B 'page':42B,71B,82C 'plugin':29B 'possibl':50B 'render':39B 'rental':27B 'run':59B 'script':48B,60B,87C 'self':20B 'self-host':19B 'site':47B,86C 'store':2A,44B,94C 'submit':55B 'user':36B 'version':8A 'view':68B 'vikrentcar':1A,22B,24B,91C,92C,98C 'vulner':88C 'web':81C 'wordpress':23B,26B 'xss':3A 'xss.this':95C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Sites running VikRentCar version 1.4.8 or earlier are affected. Exposure is highest where public visitors can submit data that is later shown in the admin area, because a stored payload then runs in an administrator's browser. Sites without the plugin can skip it.","tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-23T09:17:06+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","cvss_by":"audit@patchstack.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-112838","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112838","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-23T09:17:06+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-23T16:06:31+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:29:03+00:00","note":null},{"source":"epss","external_id":"CVE-2026-112838","url":"https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-112838","severity":null,"published_at":null,"modified_at":null,"first_seen_at":"2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}