CVE-2026-5717Disclosure

LOWCVSS 6.4 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

The VI: Include Post By plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'class_container' attribute of the 'include-post-by-cat' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.4.200706 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-79

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-04-15: 2Technical Details · 2026-04-15: 204-15
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-5717 Stored Cross-Site Scripting in VI https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-5717

    Post summary

    The post announces CVE-2026-5717, a stored XSS vulnerability in VI, and provides a link for further details.

    0000042
    4.0K followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-5717 The VI: Include Post By plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'class_container' attribute of the 'include-post-by-cat' shortcode in … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5717

    Post summary

    The snippet announces that the Include Post By plugin for WordPress contains a stored XSS flaw triggered through the 'class_container' attribute, presenting a detailed vulnerability description without implying active exploitation or a PoC.

    0000036
    57.2K followersView on X

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