CVE-2026-111109
The Webmention plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Open Graph og:title meta tag of a webmention source URL in versions up…
Impact
The Webmention plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Open Graph og:title meta tag of a webmention source URL in versions up to, and including, 5.10.1. This is due to insufficient input sanitization: Meta::add_properties() maps og:title to the Item::name property, but Item has no concrete set_name() method, so Item::__call() stores the value raw while sibling set_content()/set_summary() paths route through webmention_sanitize_html(); Item::get_content() then falls back to the raw name when content and summary are empty, and Receiver::process() explicitly removes the core wp_filter_kses / wp_filter_post_kses hooks on pre_comment_content before calling wp_new_comment(), so the payload is persisted to comment_content as-is. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, after an administrator approves the resulting pending webmention comment. Successful exploitation additionally requires an action by an administrator — the attacker cannot trigger the vulnerability on their own.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pfefferle | Webmention | through 5.10.1 Version 0 ≤5.10.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-98q7-93hh-5593
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111109
- https://github.com/pfefferle/wordpress-webmention/pull/698
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/webmention/tags/5.10.1/includes/class-receiver.php#L267
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/webmention/tags/5.10.1/includes/class-receiver.php#L453
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/webmention/tags/5.10.1/includes/entity/class-item.php#L125
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/webmention/tags/5.10.1/includes/entity/class-item.php#L297
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/webmention/tags/5.10.1/includes/handler/class-meta.php#L78
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/webmention/tags/5.10.2/includes/class-receiver.php
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0b283d17-b89f-467d-8a79-cdf7b9bfdb65?source=cve