CVE-2025-11926Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped related-post settings

Published Oct 18, 2025 · Updated Oct 18, 2025

Stored XSS in WPDreams Related Posts Lite 1.12 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through admin settings. The backend/settings.php handler stores the settings POST in rpl_options without sanitization, and related-post output renders stored values without escaping. Administrator access is required, and exposure is limited to multisite installations or sites with unfiltered_html disabled; scripts run for visitors viewing affected output.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in WPDreams Related Posts Lite 1.12 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through admin settings. The backend/settings.php handler stores the settings POST in rpl_options without sanitization, and related-post output renders stored values without escaping. Administrator access is required, and exposure is limited to multisite installations or sites with unfiltered_html disabled; scripts run for visitors viewing affected output.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-11926
Published
Oct 18, 2025
Updated
Oct 18, 2025
Vendor
Ernest Marcinko
Product
Related Posts Lite
Classifications
CWE-79, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 18, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=1.12

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Ernest Marcinko · Related Posts Liteversion=* <=1.12

Published CVSS scores

4.4WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1189Drive-by Compromise

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