CVE-2026-12980

Published: Oct 11, 2026Modified: Oct 13, 2026Deferred

6.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 0.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

The Post Snippets WordPress plugin through 4.2.4 does not properly escape variable values substituted into snippets before outputting them, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when the content is viewed.

Related CWEs

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References (1)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/288d419a-9e27-45ae-bde1-1aef52532354/

Source: contact@wpscan.com

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