WordPress User Submitted Posts plugin <= 20260810 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CVE-2026-62084) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 6.5CVE-2026-62084

WordPress User Submitted Posts plugin <= 20260810 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-62084 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in WordPress User Submitted Posts plugin <= 20260810 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Jeff Starr/user-submitted-posts (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 30, 2026Updated Sep 30, 2026Source checked Sep 30, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 30, 2026Material review Sep 30, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 6.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Jeff Starr/user-submitted-posts (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Jeff Starr/user-submitted-postsgeneric	>=n/a <=20260810	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Jeff Starr/user-submitted-posts.
Review the reported fix. Source-reported solution: Update the WordPress User Submitted Posts Plugin to the latest available version (at least 20260916).

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 30, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 30, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 30, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referencepatchstack.com

Upstream source description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jeff Starr User Submitted Posts allows Stored XSS. This issue affects User Submitted Posts: from n/a through 20260810.

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