CVE-2026-111109
MediumCVSS 6.1Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk21th percentile - higher than 21% of all known CVEs
Summary
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, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute after an administrator approves the pending webmention comment.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in a user's browser after an administrator approves the comment. However, this requires administrator interaction, limiting automated attacks.
Recommendation
Update the Webmention plugin to a version later than 5.10.1. It is also recommended to carefully review pending webmention comments before approval.
Other vulnerabilities in Webmention
Original NVD description (English source)
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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

