Divi Plugin up to 5.8.x Social Media Follow cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Divi Plugin up to 5.8.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Social Media Follow Module. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-13712. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Divi Plugin up to 5.8.x. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Social Media Follow Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Divi WordPress theme before 5.9.0 does not properly escape some of its Social Media Follow module settings before outputting them in link attributes, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to store JavaScript which will run when a higher privileged user, such as an administrator, views the post.

The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-13712 since 06/29/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 5.9.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Divi Plugin 5.9.0

Timelineinfo

06/29/2026 CVE reserved
08/16/2026 +48 days Advisory disclosed
08/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-13712 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-13712
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-391116

Entryinfo

Created: 08/16/2026 08:14
Changes: 08/16/2026 08:14 (53)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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