---
id: "CVE-2026-115957"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-115957"]
title: "WP Discussion Board WordPress plugin: stored XSS through 2.6.0"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["other", "wordpress", "wp-discussion-board"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-28T13:17:05+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-28T13:33:01+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-28T13:34:22+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115957", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-28T13:33:01+00:00"}]
---

# WP Discussion Board WordPress plugin: stored XSS through 2.6.0

The WP Discussion Board plugin for WordPress stores user input that is later rendered without proper neutralization, a stored cross-site scripting flaw. An attacker who can submit content can run script in the browser of other users who view the page, including administrators.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed version of the wp-discussion-board plugin in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or in `wp-content/plugins/wp-discussion-board/`
- Compare against the fixed release named in the vendor advisory: unknown

## Fix

- Update WP Discussion Board to a version later than `2.6.0`: the fixed version is unknown from the sources
- If no fixed version exists, deactivate the plugin until one is released

## Timeline

- 2026-10-28T13:33:01+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115957

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Discussion Board WP Discussion Board wp-discussion-board allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Discussion Board: from n/a through 2.6.0.

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