What is GHSA-qq38-mwrv-h27q?

GHSA-qq38-mwrv-h27q is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. The Post Snippets WordPress plugin through 4.2.4 does not properly escape variable values...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-qq38-mwrv-h27q cover?

GHSA-qq38-mwrv-h27q covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-12980. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-qq38-mwrv-h27q?

GHSA-qq38-mwrv-h27q has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-qq38-mwrv-h27qMediumCVSS 6.8

The Post Snippets WordPress plugin through 4.2.4 does not properly escape variable values...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 11, 2026

Last Modified

October 11, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-12980 →

📋 Description

The Post Snippets WordPress plugin through 4.2.4 does not properly escape variable values substituted into snippets before outputting them, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when the content is viewed.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12980
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/288d419a-9e27-45ae-bde1-1aef52532354
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qq38-mwrv-h27q