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Post Snippets <= 4.2.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Snippet Variable
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.
Announced Group revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-12980
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-12980
Post Snippets
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "Unknown",
"product": "Post Snippets",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "4.2.4"
}
],
"defaultStatus": "unknown"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-12980
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
- Event
- #16704 · Revision 1
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- Publisher date