The Patterns Kit WordPress plugin through 1.0.3 does not escape a link attribute before its client-side script inserts it into the page, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to store a payload that executes in the browser of a user who views the content and clicks the affected element.
History

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Patterns Kit WordPress plugin through 1.0.3 does not escape a link attribute before its client-side script inserts it into the page, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to store a payload that executes in the browser of a user who views the content and clicks the affected element.
Title Patterns Kit <= 1.0.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via YouTube Popup Link
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-12T16:10:07.654Z

Reserved: 2026-07-09T12:21:55.225Z

Link: CVE-2026-15249

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T16:10:03.784Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-12T06:18:09.433

Modified: 2026-08-12T17:17:23.443

Link: CVE-2026-15249

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T01:00:10Z