WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher Plugin up to 2.8.26 on WordPress cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher Plugin up to 2.8.26. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-89006. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher Plugin up to 2.8.26. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher WordPress plugin before 2.8.27 does not sanitize imported feed content before storing it as post content, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-89006 since 09/10/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.8.27 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-87895). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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

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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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher Plugin 2.8.27

Timelineinfo

09/10/2026 CVE reserved
09/27/2026 +17 days Advisory disclosed
09/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-89006 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-89006
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-410831
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2026 08:20
Updated: 09/27/2026 10:16
Changes: 09/27/2026 08:20 (54), 09/27/2026 10:16 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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