Description
The JSM Show Post Metadata WordPress plugin before 4.9.1 does not properly escape a post meta key before outputting it into an inline event-handler attribute in an admin-facing meta box, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the session of a higher-privileged user who reviews the affected post.
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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: 38 · as of 9 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-79
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