User Submitted Posts: Cross-site scripting
User Submitted Posts is affected by cross-site scripting. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed. The published affected range is < 20260608.
- Component
- User Submitted Posts
- Plugin slug
user-submitted-posts- Affected
- < 20260608
- Safe version
20260608- Published
- Jul 01, 2026
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Jul 01, 2026 and is one of 11 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update User Submitted Posts to 20260608 or later, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The User Submitted Posts WordPress plugin before 20260608 does not escape a submitted value before outputting it in an admin-configured display template, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting that can be triggered by unauthenticated users when a non-default display option is enabled.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N