CVE-2026-12980 PUBLISHED

Post Snippets <= 4.2.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Snippet Variable

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 23.06.2026 Published: 11.10.2026 Updated: 11.10.2026

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.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product Post Snippets
Versions Default: unknown
  • affected from 0 to 4.2.4 (incl.)

Credits

  • Philipp Doblhofer finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CWE