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CVE-2026-12980: Post Snippets <= 4.2.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Snippet Variable
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-10-11 · updated 2026-10-13
- Weakness: CWE-79
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.
Affected products
- Post Snippets: through 4.2.4
References
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