Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2026-89005)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2026-89005). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher WordPress plugin before 2.8.26 does not sanitise and escape one of its campaign configuration fields when a certain feature is enabled, which allows users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the session of any higher-privileged user who later views the campaign.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-89005 has been found in WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher (WordPress plugin).
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 6.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher (WordPress plugin) CVE-2026-89005" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-89005 (WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher (WordPress plugin)) — CWE-79 / CVSS v3 6.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable)
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) exists in WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher (WordPress plugin).
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher (WordPress plugin).
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher (WordPress plugin) を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web contact@wpscan.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web wpscan.com
- web github.com