CVE-2026-5717 (GCVE-0-2026-5717)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-15 07:45 – Updated: 2026-04-15 13:21
VLAI
Title
VI: Include Post By <= 0.4.200706 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'class_container' Shortcode Attribute
Summary
The VI: Include Post By plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'class_container' attribute of the 'include-post-by-cat' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.4.200706 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
knighthawk VI: Include Post By Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.4.200706 (semver)
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Credits
nail majdeddine
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