CVE-2026-5717 PUBLISHED

VI: Include Post By <= 0.4.200706 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'class_container' Shortcode Attribute

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 06.04.2026 Published: 15.04.2026 Updated: 15.04.2026

The VI: Include Post By plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'class_container' attribute of the 'include-post-by-cat' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.4.200706 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.4

Product Status

Vendor knighthawk
Product VI: Include Post By
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 0.4.200706 (incl.)

Credits

  • nail majdeddine finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE