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CVE-2026-39070: wordpress bit-assist Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 4.8v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 28-08-2026Last modified 01-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-39070 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in wordpress bit-assist. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.4% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 1.7.2.

Overall risk
19/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.8/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · +0.07 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

WordPress plugin (Bit Assist) before 1.7.2 is affected by Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Call-To-Action feature. An authenticated attacker with the privileged role (admin) can exploit this to redirect user to malicious site or control the account.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

14%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.07 pp

From 0.17% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.24%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wordpress1 product
  • bit-assist≤ 1.7.1 (fixed in 1.7.2)

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links