WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Post Snippets <= 4.2.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Snippet Variable
Description
The plugin 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.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
No known fix References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Philipp Doblhofer
Submitter
Philipp Doblhofer
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-10-08 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-10-01 (about 9 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-01 (about 9 days ago)
