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.
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Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.8
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 21 · as of 11 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-79
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