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Stored XSS in PublishPress Future lets contributors run JavaScript

Priority LOW 32CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future WordPress plugin from 4.10.1 before 4.10.6 does not enforce an HTML-element allowlist on a shortcode attribute. Attacker-controlled text placed inside the resulting element is not neutralised (CWE-79), so a user with the Contributor role or higher can store JavaScript that runs in the session of a higher-privileged user who views the content. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

The Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories WordPress plugin before 4.10.6 does not enforce a safe HTML-element allowlist on a shortcode attribute and does not neutralise attacker-controlled text placed inside the resulting element, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to store JavaScript that executes in the session of any higher-privileged user who views the content.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00311 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories (Unknown): 4.10.6

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownSchedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories4.10.1 to before 4.10.64.10.6Patch availableCNA
  • Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories VendorUnknown Affected 4.10.1 to before 4.10.6 Fixed in 4.10.6 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update the Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future plugin to version 4.10.6, the fixed version.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories (Unknown) Fixed in 4.10.6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105261
  2. 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-gfhc-x3j2-83wf
  3. 2026-10-14 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-10-14 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

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