Author-level script execution via unsanitized captions
Published Apr 8, 2026 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Cross-site scripting in Fesomia FSM Custom Featured Image Caption 1.25.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to run scripts in visitors' browsers. The caption box accepted script-bearing content without WordPress sanitization, and the plugin emitted that stored content when it rendered captions. Author-level WordPress access is required to supply the caption, and another user's browser must render the affected caption for script execution.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in Fesomia FSM Custom Featured Image Caption 1.25.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to run scripts in visitors' browsers. The caption box accepted script-bearing content without WordPress sanitization, and the plugin emitted that stored content when it rendered captions. Author-level WordPress access is required to supply the caption, and another user's browser must render the affected caption for script execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-39693
- Published
- Apr 8, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Fesomia
- Product
- FSM Custom Featured Image Caption
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.25.1
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