WordPress Vulnerabilities
WP < 7.1.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Imgur Embed
Description
WordPress does not escape some of the HTML returned by a trusted third-party oEmbed provider before outputting it in some cases, which could allow users with Contributor-level access and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks through a crafted embed.
Affects WordPress
References
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Zhengyu Liu, Jingcheng Yang, Gavin Zhong
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-10-06 (about 25 days ago)
Added
2026-10-06 (about 24 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-06 (about 24 days ago)