Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in RSS Aggregator Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-1216

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Rss Aggregator – Rss Import, News Feeds, Feed To Post, And Autoblogging
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 February 2026

What is CVE-2026-1216?

The RSS Aggregator plugin for WordPress is susceptible to reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied attributes via the 'template' parameter. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts on pages, particularly when users are manipulated into clicking misleading links. All versions up to and including 5.0.10 are affected, highlighting the urgency for users to secure their installations against potential exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, News Feeds, Feed to Post, and Autoblogging 0 <= 5.0.10

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-rss-aggrega...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-rss-aggrega...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

D.Sim
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