CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-8143

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The HBook plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the 'hb_country_iso', 'hb_usa_state_iso', and 'hb_canada_province_iso' parameters in all versions up to and including 2.1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page (the HBook Customers admin page).

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to user data theft or session hijacking. This poses a serious threat to the security of data within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the HBook plugin to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability. Additionally, conducting a security audit of the application to identify other potential vulnerabilities is advisable.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The HBook plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'hb_country_iso', 'hb_usa_state_iso', and 'hb_canada_province_iso' parameters in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page (the HBook Customers admin page).

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS