The Divi WordPress theme before 5.9.0 does not properly escape some of its Social Media Follow module settings before outputting them in link attributes, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to store JavaScript which will run when a higher privileged user, such as an administrator, views the post.
History

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 16 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Divi WordPress theme before 5.9.0 does not properly escape some of its Social Media Follow module settings before outputting them in link attributes, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to store JavaScript which will run when a higher privileged user, such as an administrator, views the post.
Title Divi 5.0 - 5.8.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Social Media Follow Skype URL
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-08-16T06:00:14.596Z

Updated: 2026-08-17T20:15:31.399Z

Reserved: 2026-06-29T13:51:45.117Z

Link: CVE-2026-13712

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T20:15:24.534Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-16T06:16:50.227

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:30:52.723

Link: CVE-2026-13712

cve-icon Redhat

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