CVE-2026-12560 json
Editorial Rating <= 4.0.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Link URL' Field
published 4mo ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2026-40251
- cvss
- 4.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Editorial Rating – Product Review & Rating System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Link URL' Field in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The WordPress unfiltered_html capability exemption does not apply here because the payload is stored in post meta (_wpas_er_options via update_post_meta) rather than in post_content or post_excerpt, meaning the restriction affects all administrators regardless of their unfiltered_html status.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- wpqode Editorial Rating – Product Review & Rating System
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/26c63d73-6ce2-4b3a-b0d9-29f7d9b368d5?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/editorial-rating/tags/4.0.5/public/template-parts/wpas-theme-1.php#L57
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/editorial-rating/tags/4.0.5/public/template-parts/wpas-theme-1.php#L87
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/editorial-rating/tags/4.0.5/public/class-average-score-public_display.php#L90
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/editorial-rating/tags/4.0.5/admin/wpas-framework/options/metabox-options.php#L446
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/editorial-rating/tags/4.0.3/public/template-parts/wpas-theme-1.php#L57
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/editorial-rating/tags/4.0.3/public/template-parts/wpas-theme-1.php#L87
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/editorial-rating/tags/4.0.3/public/class-average-score-public_display.php#L90
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/editorial-rating/tags/4.0.3/admin/wpas-framework/options/metabox-options.php#L446
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-12560
- NVD CVE-2026-12560
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