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Stored cross-site scripting in Webmention plugin for WordPress

Priority LOW 27CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

The Webmention plugin for WordPress by pfefferle is affected up to and including version 5.10.1. Insufficient input sanitization of the Open Graph og:title meta tag in webmention source URLs enables stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79). An unauthenticated attacker can inject scripts that run when a user accesses an injected page, after an administrator approves the pending webmention comment.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Description from the CNA

The Webmention plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Open Graph og:title meta tag of a webmention source URL in versions up to, and including, 5.10.1. This is due to insufficient input sanitization: Meta::add_properties() maps og:title to the Item::name property, but Item has no concrete set_name() method, so Item::__call() stores the value raw while sibling set_content()/set_summary() paths route through webmention_sanitize_html(); Item::get_content() then falls back to the raw name when content and summary are empty, and Receiver::process() explicitly removes the core wp_filter_kses / wp_filter_post_kses hooks on pre_comment_content before calling wp_new_comment(), so the payload is persisted to comment_content as-is. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, after an administrator approves the resulting pending webmention comment. Successful exploitation additionally requires an action by an administrator — the attacker cannot trigger the vulnerability on their own.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0028 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
pfefferleWebmentionup to 5.10.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Webmention Vendorpfefferle Affected up to 5.10.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Webmention.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-31 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111109
  2. 2026-10-31 Alias added: GHSA-98q7-93hh-5593
  3. 2026-11-01 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-11-01 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2026-09044 Webmention <= 5.8.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via MF2 'photo'/'url' Author Properties CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2026-00478 Webmention <= 5.6.2 - Unauthenticated Blind Server-Side Request Forgery CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2026-00480 Webmention <= 5.6.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4

Sources