CVE-2026-54191
Description
Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Pods plugin for WordPress up to 3.3.8 allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via user interaction.
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Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Pods plugin for WordPress up to 3.3.8 allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via user interaction.
Vulnerability
The Pods plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 3.3.8 contains an unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability allows injection of arbitrary scripts without requiring authentication. [1]
Exploitation
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious link or form that, when interacted with by a privileged user (e.g., admin), executes injected scripts. User interaction is required, such as clicking a link or visiting a crafted page. [1]
Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads, which execute when visitors access the site. This can lead to information disclosure, session hijacking, or defacement. [1]
Mitigation
The vulnerability is fixed in version 3.3.9. Users should update to 3.3.9 or later immediately. Patchstack has issued a mitigation rule to block attacks until the update is applied. [1]
AI Insight generated on Jun 16, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
Affected products
2<=3.3.8+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=3.3.8
- (no CPE)range: <=3.3.8
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/pods
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
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