CVE-2026-12560

Editorial Rating <= 4.0.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Link URL' Field

Published Jun 30, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Editorial Rating – Product Review & Rating System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Link URL' Field in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The WordPress unfiltered_html capability exemption does not apply here because the payload is stored in post meta (_wpas_er_options via update_post_meta) rather than in post_content or post_excerpt, meaning the restriction affects all administrators regardless of their unfiltered_html status.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpqode
Wpqode editorial Rating – Product Review & Rating System
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpqode
Wpqode editorial Rating – Product Review & Rating System
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Editorial Rating – Product Review & Rating System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Link URL' Field in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The WordPress unfiltered_html capability exemption does not apply here because the payload is stored in post meta (_wpas_er_options via update_post_meta) rather than in post_content or post_excerpt, meaning the restriction affects all administrators regardless of their unfiltered_html status.
Title Editorial Rating <= 4.0.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Link URL' Field
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Jul 1, 2026, 10:32 AM
Reserved
Jun 17, 2026, 8:17 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 30, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Jul 1, 2026, 11:16 AM