The Featured Image with URL WordPress plugin before 1.0.6 does not sanitise and escape a stored image attribute value before outputting it, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of any user viewing the affected post, including higher-privileged users such as Editors and Administrators.
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| Weaknesses | CWE-79 |
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| Description | The Featured Image with URL WordPress plugin before 1.0.6 does not sanitise and escape a stored image attribute value before outputting it, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of any user viewing the affected post, including higher-privileged users such as Editors and Administrators. | |
| Title | Featured Image with URL < 1.0.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Image Alt Text | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: 2026-09-11T06:00:08.841Z
Updated: 2026-09-11T10:08:33.712Z
Reserved: 2026-09-08T11:42:54.536Z
Link: CVE-2026-86780
Updated: 2026-09-11T10:01:30.852Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-09-11T07:16:47.450
Modified: 2026-09-11T17:35:21.440
Link: CVE-2026-86780
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