CVE-2026-8842
Stored XSS in Google+ Link Name WordPress Plugin
Publication date: 2026-05-27
Last updated on: 2026-05-27
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordfence | gplus_link_name | to 1.0 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| 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. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The Google+ Link Name plugin for WordPress has a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to and including 1.0. This occurs because the plugin does not properly sanitize or escape user-supplied attributes ('id' and 'name') in the gplusnamelink_generate() function. These attributes are directly inserted into the HTML output without using proper escaping functions, allowing authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts. These scripts execute whenever any user views the affected page.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability allows attackers with contributor-level access to inject arbitrary scripts into pages, which will execute in the browsers of users who visit those pages. This can lead to unauthorized actions such as stealing user credentials, session hijacking, defacement, or spreading malware. Because the attack is stored, the malicious script persists and affects all users who access the compromised content.