CVE-2026-0608
MEDIUMCVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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2Description
The Head Meta Data plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'head-meta-data' post meta field in all versions up to, and including, 20251118 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Analysis
Stored XSS in WordPress Head Meta Data plugin (versions up to 20251118) allows authenticated contributors and above to inject malicious scripts into post metadata that execute when users visit affected pages, due to inadequate input sanitization. An attacker with contributor-level access can exploit insufficient output escaping to persistently compromise page content across all site visitors. …
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Remediation
Within 30 days: Identify affected systems running all and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.
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