Script execution via unescaped Feed Viewer headers
Published Jul 2, 2026 · Updated Jul 2, 2026
Reflected XSS in Etruel WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher 2.8.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to run script via crafted HTTP headers. The Feed Viewer writes feed-server response headers into its administrative results page without output escaping. Exploitation requires a privileged user to open a crafted Feed Viewer request, after which the script runs in that user's browser and can act with that WordPress session.
Summary
What happened
Reflected XSS in Etruel WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher 2.8.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to run script via crafted HTTP headers. The Feed Viewer writes feed-server response headers into its administrative results page without output escaping. Exploitation requires a privileged user to open a crafted Feed Viewer request, after which the script runs in that user's browser and can act with that WordPress session.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-57349
- Published
- Jul 2, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Etruel Developments LLC
- Product
- WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher
- Classifications
- CWE-79, CAPEC-591, T1189
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Jul 2, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=n/a <=2.8.17 changes=[{"at":"2.8.18","status":"unaffected"}]
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