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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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T10:08:33.712Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T11:42:54.536Z

Link: CVE-2026-86780

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T10:01:30.852Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-11T07:16:47.450

Modified: 2026-09-11T17:35:21.440

Link: CVE-2026-86780

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T14:15:18Z

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