CVE-2026-86780 Featured Image with URL < 1.0.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Image Alt Text
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via image alt text, leading to code execution in the browsers of higher-privileged users viewing the post.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-86780?
CVE-2026-86780 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Featured Image with URL, published on 11 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Featured Image with URL WordPress plugin before 1.0.6 does not sanitise and escape a stored image attribute value before outputting it, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of any user viewing the affected post, including higher-privileged users such as Editors and Administrators.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-86780?
How do I fix CVE-2026-86780?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-86780 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2026-86780 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-86780 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x46h-4rjv-gxpp.