Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in WP Social Meta Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2026-2498

4.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
WP Social Meta
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 February 2026

What is CVE-2026-2498?

The WP Social Meta plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping in the admin settings. This vulnerability impacts all versions up to and including 1.0.1, allowing authenticated users with administrator-level access to inject malicious scripts. These scripts can execute when a user visits the affected pages, particularly in multi-site installations or where unfiltered_html has been disabled, thereby posing a significant security risk.

Affected Version(s)

WP Social Meta 0 <= 1.0.1

References

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

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Muhammad Nur Ibnu Hubab
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