CVE-2026-9620
No known patch is available for this vulnerability.
The affected plugin has been removed from the WordPress.org directory (reason: Author Request), and no patched version is being distributed through the official directory. If you have the affected software installed, you should uninstall or replace it rather than wait for an update.
Description
The WP Latest Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via crafted image src attributes in post content in versions up to, and including, 5.0.11. This is due to insufficient output escaping in the field() and loop() functions, which extract the raw src attribute value from tags within post_content using a regular expression and then reconstruct new elements or CSS background-image declarations by directly concatenating the unescaped value — bypassing WordPress's kses filtering entirely. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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Affected products
1- Range: <=5.0.11
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-latest-posts/tags/5.0.11/inc/wplp-front.inc.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-latest-posts/tags/5.0.11/inc/wplp-front.inc.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-latest-posts/tags/5.0.11/inc/wplp-front.inc.phpnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e00f69d6-df33-4179-843b-98f8ed034e4anvd
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 22, 2026 to June 28, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Jul 2, 2026