Medium severity · published Jun 24, 2026
CVE-2026-9620
WP Latest Posts <= 5.0.11 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Content Image src Attribute
6.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The WP Latest Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via crafted image src attributes in post content in versions up to, and including, 5.0.11. This is due to insufficient output escaping in the field() and loop() functions, which extract the raw src attribute value from <img> tags within post_content using a regular expression and then reconstruct new <img> elements or CSS background-image declarations by directly concatenating the unescaped value — bypassing WordPress's kses filtering entirely. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WL
WP Latest Posts · joomunited
through 5.0.11 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9620
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9620
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-latest-posts/tags/5.0.11/inc/wplp-front.inc.php#L2284
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-latest-posts/tags/5.0.11/inc/wplp-front.inc.php#L2326
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-latest-posts/tags/5.0.11/inc/wplp-front.inc.php#L2738
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e00f69d6-df33-4179-843b-98f8ed034e4a?source=cve
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