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GHSA-6Q78-RG7F-8258

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-04 09:31 – Updated: 2026-08-04 18:31

Details

The Nested Pages WordPress plugin before 3.2.15 does not properly escape post titles before outputting them into HTML attributes on an administrative listing screen, allowing users with the Editor role (or Contributor/Author when the Nested Pages WordPress plugin before 3.2.15 is enabled for the post type) to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the session of any higher-privileged user who views that screen.

Severity

4.8 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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  "modified": "2026-08-04T18:31:25Z",
  "published": "2026-08-04T09:31:35Z",
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CVE-2026-15233 (GCVE-0-2026-15233)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-04 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-04 17:34

Title

Nested Pages < 3.2.15 - Editor+ Stored XSS via Post Title

Summary

Severity

4.8 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

WPScan

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c0376718-4bea-4e…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	Nested Pages	Affected: 0 , < 3.2.15 (semver)

Credits

Meher Sudhakar Abbireddi WPScan

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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-6Q78-RG7F-8258

CVE-2026-15233 (GCVE-0-2026-15233)

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