What the vulnerability does
01Description
The WPB Floating Menu & Categories for WordPress – Sticky Side Menu with Icons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Icon CSS Class' category field in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
WPB Floating Menu or Categories versions up to 1.0.8 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated administrator can inject malicious scripts into the plugin's settings that execute in the browsers of site visitors. The vulnerability requires high-level admin access to exploit and does not allow the attacker to read sensitive data or take the site offline.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that run in visitors' browsers when they view the site.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
A compromised admin account can inject malicious code affecting all site visitors without their knowledge.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have WordPress administrator access; no user interaction required.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
May 21, 2026
CVE published
May 21, 2026
Record updated
