The Webmention plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Open Graph og:title meta tag
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.
Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 10:51 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Wordfence) | CVSS 3.1 | 6.1 |
|---|
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 31 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pfefferleWebmention | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Since exploitation requires administrator approval of the injected comment, administrators should carefully review and validate webmention comments before approval. Monitor vendor advisories for official fixes or updates.
Description
The Webmention plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 5.10.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the Open Graph og:title meta tag. This vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary scripts. However, exploitation requires an administrator to approve the injected webmention comment, as the payload is stored in comment content without proper filtering.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111109 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/pfefferle/wordpress-webmention/pull/698 (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/webmention/tags/5.10.1/includes/class-receiver.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/webmention/tags/5.10.1/includes/class-receiver.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/webmention/tags/5.10.1/includes/entity/class-item.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/webmention/tags/5.10.1/includes/entity/class-item.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/webmention/tags/5.10.1/includes/handler/class-meta.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/webmention/tags/5.10.2/includes/class-receiver.php (opens in a new tab)
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0b283d17-b89f-467d-8a79-cdf7b9bfdb65?source=cve (opens in a new tab)