CVE-2026-89006 WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher < 2.8.27 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Feed Import
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via RSS feed imports, leading to stored XSS attacks against site visitors and administrators.
- 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-2026-89006?
CVE-2026-89006 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher, published on 27 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 WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher WordPress plugin before 2.8.27 does not sanitize imported feed content before storing it as post content, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-89006?
How do I fix CVE-2026-89006?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-89006 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-2026-89006 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-89006 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f35c-fj5h-9hj5.