# CVE-2026-112849: WordPress Hostme v2 theme \<= 7.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-108955, GHSA-HJRR-8V6P-WH9J
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-23 · Updated: 2026-10-23

## Summary

The Hostme v2 theme for WordPress, developed by AivahThemes, is affected by this vulnerability. It allows cross-site scripting (XSS) through DOM-based manipulation, which could let an attacker run malicious scripts in a user's browser when they interact with a affected website.

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## Affected

- hostmev2: through 7.0

## Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in AivahThemes Hostme v2 hostmev2 allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Hostme v2: from n/a through 7.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on hostmev2, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/hostmev2/vulnerability/wordpress-hostme-v2-theme-7-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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