The JSM Show Post Metadata WordPress plugin before 4.9.1 does not properly escape a post meta key before outputting it into an inline event-handler attribute in an admin-facing meta box, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the session of a higher-privileged user who reviews the affected post.

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Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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Description The JSM Show Post Metadata WordPress plugin before 4.9.1 does not properly escape a post meta key before outputting it into an inline event-handler attribute in an admin-facing meta box, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the session of a higher-privileged user who reviews the affected post.
Title JSM Show Post Metadata < 4.9.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Custom Field Meta Key
Weaknesses CWE-79
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T10:53:26.953Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T16:07:55.530Z

Link: CVE-2026-88997

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T10:34:12.771Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-23T06:17:04.967

Modified: 2026-09-23T11:17:16.473

Link: CVE-2026-88997

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