CVE-2026-57656 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Author Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Hester Core <= 1.1.8 versions.

Published: 2026-06-26

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: n/a

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

peregrinethemes

Hester Core

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.1.8

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update the WordPress Hester Core Plugin to the latest available version (at least 1.1.9).

Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/hester-core/vulnerability/wordpress-hester-core-plugin-1-1-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Author Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Hester Core <= 1.1.8 versions.
Title		WordPress Hester Core plugin <= 1.1.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/hester-core/vulnerability/wordpress-hester-core-plugin-1-1-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-06-26T14:53:25.541Z

Updated: 2026-06-26T16:36:27.608Z

Reserved: 2026-06-25T08:03:24.124Z

Link: CVE-2026-57656

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-26T16:36:24.467Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-26T17:45:03Z

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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