# CVE-2026-107657: HivePress Business Directory Stored Cross-Site Scripting in custom user attributes

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-107657-the-hivepress-business-directory-listings-classified-ads-plugin  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-10. Updated: 2026-10-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-107657 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.2 · Published 2026-10-10

HivePress is a WordPress plugin that creates business directories and classified ads listings. A flaw in how it handles custom user profile fields allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into user profiles. When administrators configure text fields with improper HTML escaping—a supported configuration—unauthenticated attackers can plant scripts that execute for anyone visiting those profiles, potentially stealing credentials or session tokens.

Technologies: [HivePress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/hivepress). Vendors: [HivePress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/hivepress).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-107657 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-107657 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-107657?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 10 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** HivePress up to 1.7.31.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-107657?** Yes: fixed in 1.7.32. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-107657 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-107657?** Check whether you run HivePress at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 1.7.32

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in custom user attribute fields due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. An unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary scripts via a custom user attribute parameter when the administrator has configured a text-type custom attribute with a display format placing %value% in an HTML attribute context (e.g., href attribute). The injected script persists and executes whenever any user visits the affected profile page.

## Affected products

- HivePress HivePress up to 1.7.31

## Timeline

- 2026-10-10: advisory
- 2026-10-06: patched: Version 1.7.32 released with fixed escaping of field and token values

## References

- [https://github.com/hivepress/hivepress/releases/tag/1.7.32](https://github.com/hivepress/hivepress/releases/tag/1.7.32)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hivepress/tags/1.7.31/includes/components/class-attribute.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hivepress/tags/1.7.31/includes/components/class-attribute.php)

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