WP Delicious <= 1.10.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'steps' Block Attribute
Description
The Delicious Recipes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'steps' block attribute in versions up to, and including, 1.10.2. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the wrap_direction_text() function, which interpolates the user-supplied href value from nested link nodes ($node['props']['href']) directly into an anchor tag via sprintf() at line 1627 without esc_url() or any URL scheme validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts (including javascript: URIs) in pages that will execute whenever a user (such as an editor or administrator previewing the pending post) accesses an injected page and clicks the malicious link.
Affected products
1- Range: <=1.10.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/delicious-recipes/tags/1.10.2/src/blocks/dynamic-blocks/class-delicious-dynamic-recipe-card.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/delicious-recipes/tags/1.10.2/src/blocks/dynamic-blocks/class-delicious-dynamic-recipe-card.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/delicious-recipes/tags/1.10.2/src/blocks/dynamic-blocks/class-delicious-dynamic-recipe-card.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3605415/delicious-recipesmitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4a89c812-a643-47c0-bd33-cfb2389a7646mitre
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 13, 2026 to July 19, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Jul 23, 2026