CVE-2026-16273CWE-79cross-site-scripting

CVE-2026-16273

Medium · published August 2, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
12.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Narrative Publisher WordPress plugin through 1.0.7 does not restrict write access to a REST-exposed post meta field or escape it when rendering, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to store JavaScript that executes in the browser of any higher-privileged user who views the affected post.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.6 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00226 · 12.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2026-08-02T10:16Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 AUG 06:00Z
    Narrative Publisher <= 1.0.7 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via narrative_post_script Post Meta
    cvelistv5