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.

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Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Post Snippets <= 4.2.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Snippet Variable
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

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Updated: 2026-10-11T11:42:54.023Z

Reserved: 2026-06-23T11:27:30.490Z

Link: CVE-2026-12980

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-11T07:17:23.890

Modified: 2026-10-11T07:17:23.890

Link: CVE-2026-12980

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Updated: 2026-10-11T07:45:18Z

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