# CVE-2026-12560: Editorial Rating <= 4.0.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Link URL' Field

> Administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via the Link URL field, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 1 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c3mc-8j5j-vh28

## What is CVE-2026-12560?

CVE-2026-12560 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wpqode Editorial Rating – Product Review & Rating System, published on 30 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12560?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-12560?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12560 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-12560 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12560 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-12560 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-12560 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wpqode Editorial Rating – Product Review & Rating System, published on 30 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12560 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wpqode Editorial Rating – Product Review & Rating System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12560/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12560/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12560
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12560
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-12560

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12560/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.