CVE-2026-73997
WordPress Starter Templates by Kadence WP plugin <= 2.3.3 - Denial of Service Attack vulnerability
Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in Starter Templates by Kadence WP <= 2.3.3 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Starter Templates by Kadence WP plugin <= 2.3.3 - Denial of Service Attack vulnerability
Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in Starter Templates by Kadence WP <= 2.3.3 versions.
- Record
CVE-2026-73997- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-60811
Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in Starter Templates by Kadence WP <= 2.3.3 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2026-60811- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4pmh-h6pj-3wh3
Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in Starter Templates by Kadence WP <= 2.3.3 versions.
Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in Starter Templates by Kadence WP <= 2.3.3 versions.
- Record
GHSA-4pmh-h6pj-3wh3- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in Starter Templates by Kadence WP <= 2.3.3 versions.
- Record
CVE-2026-73997- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-73997 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Nexcess Starter Templates By Kadence Wp, published August 18, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.