CVE-2026-12980
The Post Snippets WordPress plugin through 4.2.4 does not properly escape variable values…
- Risk score
- 45/100
- CVSS
- 6.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.3%
- Published
- 11 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- 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.
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 6.8 medium
References
Original 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.
Last activity 11 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.