CVE 6.4 MEDIUM

VI: Include Post By <= 0.4.200706 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'class_container' Shortcode Attribute_CVE-2026-5717

6.4 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-5717
Source Wordfence
Published Apr 15, 2026 at 07:45

Affected Product

Vendor knighthawk
Product VI: Include Post By
Affected Versions knighthawk VI: Include Post By 0

CWE Classification

References

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