Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as editor on multisite
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DeliverySave unescaped payload in schema field
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ExploitAwait admin viewing affected screen
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ExecutionScript executes in admin session
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ImpactEscalate via admin actions
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires ALL of the following: (1) a WordPress MULTISITE installation - the flaw is explicitly not exploitable on single-site installs because editors there hold the unfiltered_html capability; (2) an attacker account with the editor role or above on the target site; and (3) user interaction from a higher-privileged victim (e.g., an administrator) who must view the affected admin screen where the unescaped schema/structured-data fields are rendered. These three conditions - non-default multisite deployment, authenticated privileged attacker, and required victim interaction - collectively make widespread or automated exploitation impractical. |
| Impact | This is a low-real-risk, high-precondition stored XSS despite being network-vectored. All signals align toward low priority: SSVC states Exploitation 'none', Automatable 'no', and Technical Impact 'partial'; there is no EPSS score provided, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC - so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis'. The vendor CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N = 3.5 Low) reflects the two strong limiters baked into the description: the attacker must already hold an editor-or-above account (PR:H) AND a higher-privileged victim must view the affected admin screen (UI:R). Critically, the flaw is ONLY exploitable on WordPress multisite installs, because on single-site installs editors retain the unfiltered_html capability and can legitimately post HTML anyway - this narrows the real-world attack surface substantially. The one nuance worth flagging: the vendor kept S:U, but a stored XSS injected by an editor that fires in a higher-privileged administrator's browser session arguably crosses a security/authority boundary and could justify S:C - this raises the theoretical score but does not change the operational conclusion. No signals are missing that would elevate urgency; this is a genuine but low-priority issue best handled via routine patching. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | On a WordPress multisite install running the plugin below 1.67, a user with the editor role edits schema/structured-data fields (which lack a capability check and are output unescaped), storing a malicious JavaScript payload. When an administrator later opens the affected settings/edit screen, the script executes in the admin's authenticated session, enabling actions such as creating a new admin account or altering site settings. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 30, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in the Schema & Structured Data for WP & AMP WordPress plugin (all versions before 1.67) lets an attacker holding the editor role or higher inject arbitrary JavaScript into schema fields that are saved without a capability check and rendered without output escaping. The injected script executes when a higher-privileged user, typically an administrator, opens the affected admin screen; exploitation is only possible on WordPress multisite installations, where editors do not hold the unfiltered_html capability, and the independent assessment additionally treats the scope as changed relative to the published CVSS 3.5 base score. There is no public exploit code identified at time of analysis, and CISA's SSVC evaluation records exploitation as none and automatable as no, which is consistent with the non-default multisite deployment, authenticated attacker position, and required victim interaction (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R, authenticated with high privileges).
RemediationAI
Upgrade the Schema & Structured Data for WP & AMP plugin to version 1.67 or later, which is the vendor-released fixed version (patch available from vendor, per the WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fa992935-6764-407e-a95f-31c55c33bf38/); because the flaw also involves missing capability checks, verify post-upgrade that restricted roles can no longer submit the affected schema fields. If immediate upgrade is not possible, compensating controls on multisite networks include reviewing and trimming editor-role capabilities, in particular removing the ability to manage or edit the plugin's schema/structured-data settings so that only administrators can save those fields - the trade-off is increased administrative workload and blocked legitimate editor workflows. Alternatively, deactivate the plugin on multisite networks where structured data is not required (temporary loss of schema markup and any associated SEO output), or restrict access to the plugin's admin screens to trusted administrators via a role/capability management plugin or an access-control layer in front of wp-admin. A Content Security Policy that disallows inline and third-party script sources reduces script execution in the admin area but can break legitimate admin UI functionality and requires careful tuning and testing; a WAF rule targeting the plugin's save endpoints can add short-term filtering, though generic XSS signatures frequently miss admin-side stored payloads and false positives can disrupt legitimate settings saves. Note that no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and SSVC rates the issue as not automatable, so prioritization should focus on multisite deployments with untrusted or large editor populations rather than emergency network-wide intervention.
Affected VersionsENISA
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is the Schema & Structured Data for WP & AMP plugin for WordPress, which stores structured-data/schema markup (JSON-LD and related field configuration) that administrators edit through dedicated plugin screens. The root cause class is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation, i.e. cross-site scripting): several of the plugin's field-save handlers omit a capability check such as current_user_can(), and the corresponding values are echoed back into the admin interface without escaping via esc_attr()/esc_html()/wp_kses_post(). This yields a stored (persistent) XSS in an administrative context rather than a reflective one. The capability nuance is what gates the issue: on a standard single-site WordPress install, users with the editor role possess the unfiltered_html capability and could already place unfiltered markup in certain contexts, so the plugin's missing checks add little; on a multisite network, editors are denied unfiltered_html, making the plugin's gap the mechanism that permits an editor to persist script content that later renders for an administrator. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R) confirms authentication with high privileges is required and that a victim must interact by viewing the affected screen; the independent assessment raises the scope to Changed (S:C), reflecting that the script executes in the security context of the higher-privileged viewer rather than the injecting editor.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Editor-or-above account required (PR:H) and admin must view the screen (UI:R); stored XSS fires in a higher-privileged session, crossing authority (S:C) with limited C/I impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (wpscan).
CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
The Schema & Structured Data for WP & AMP WordPress plugin before 1.67 does not perform a capability check when saving several of its fields, nor escape them when outputting them back, allowing users with the editor role and above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a higher privileged user views the affected screen. This is only exploitable on multisite installs, where editors do not hold the unfiltered_html capability.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
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