CVE-2026-12980Post Snippets <= 4.2.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Snippet Variable
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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.
- CVSS
- 6.8 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-79
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- WPScan
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 11, 2026
Affected products
Unknown Post Snippets unknown:post_snippets (from the name) | through 4.2.4 | CNA record |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/288d419a-9e27-45ae-bde1-1aef52532354/exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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