Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in VI: Include Post By Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-5717

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Vi: Include Post By
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 April 2026

What is CVE-2026-5717?

The VI: Include Post By plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability that allows authenticated users with contributor-level access and above to exploit insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. By misusing the 'class_container' attribute of the 'include-post-by-cat' shortcode, attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts execute on pages when users attempt to access them, potentially compromising site security and user trust.

Affected Version(s)

VI: Include Post By 0 <= 0.4.200706

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vi-include-pos...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vi-include-pos...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

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