---
id: CVE-2026-86780
title: >-
  The Featured Image with URL WordPress plugin before 1.0.6 does not sanitise
  and escape a stored image attribute value before outputting it, which could
  allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site
  Scripting …
summary: >-
  The Featured Image with URL WordPress plugin before 1.0.6 does not sanitise
  and escape a stored image attribute value before outputting it, which could
  allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site
  Scripting …
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
product: Featured Image with URL
affected:
  - featured_image_with_url < 1.0.6
published: '2026-09-11'
updated: '2026-09-11'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-11T17:35:21.440'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86780'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7c5795a2-e0bd-41b6-a3a9-d80ff66799d6/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-11T10:01:36.549672Z'
epss: 0.00431
epssPercentile: 0.34623
ingestedAt: '2026-09-11T16:45:47.924Z'
---

## Overview

The Featured Image with URL WordPress plugin before 1.0.6 does not sanitise and escape a stored image attribute value before outputting it, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of any user viewing the affected post, including higher-privileged users such as Editors and Administrators.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.