WordPress <= 6.8.2 - (Author+) Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Summary

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WordPress allows Stored XSS. WordPress core security team is aware of the issue and working on a fix. This is low severity vulnerability that requires an attacker to have Author or higher user privileges to execute the attack vector.This issue affects WordPress: from 6.8 through 6.8.2, from 6.7 through 6.7.3, from 6.6 through 6.6.3, from 6.5 through 6.5.6, from 6.4 through 6.4.6, from 6.3 through 6.3.6, from 6.2 through 6.2.7, from 6.1 through 6.1.8, from 6.0 through 6.0.10, from 5.9 through 5.9.11, from 5.8 through 5.8.11, from 5.7 through 5.7.13, from 5.6 through 5.6.15, from 5.5 through 5.5.16, from 5.4 through 5.4.17, from 5.3 through 5.3.19, from 5.2 through 5.2.22, from 5.1 through 5.1.20, from 5.0 through 5.0.23, from 4.9 through 4.9.27, from 4.8 through 4.8.26, from 4.7 through 4.7.30.

Timeline

1. Sep 23, 2025, 6:47 PM UTCCVE published
2. Sep 23, 2025, 7:15 PM UTCCISA SSVC assessment

   Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

3. Apr 28, 2026, 4:13 PM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• WordPress WordPress

  From 6.8 · through 6.8.2; From 6.7 · through 6.7.3; From 6.6 · through 6.6.3; From 6.5 · through 6.5.6; From 6.4 · through 6.4.6; From 6.3 · through 6.3.6; From 6.2 · through 6.2.7; From 6.1 · through 6.1.8; From 6.0 · through 6.0.10; From 5.9 · through 5.9.11; From 5.8 · through 5.8.11; From 5.7 · through 5.7.13; From 5.6 · through 5.6.15; From 5.5 · through 5.5.16; From 5.4 · through 5.4.17; From 5.3 · through 5.3.19; From 5.2 · through 5.2.22; From 5.1 · through 5.1.20; From 5.0 · through 5.0.23; From 4.9 · through 4.9.27; From 4.8 · through 4.8.26; From 4.7 · through 4.7.30

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