CVE-2026-13701
MediumCVSS 4.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs
Summary
The Advanced Excerpt WordPress plugin before version 4.5 does not sanitise and escape one of its settings before outputting it on the front end of the site, which could allow administrators (including those without the unfiltered_html capability, such as on multisite) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the context of any visitor viewing affected pages.
Risk Assessment
Administrators could inject malicious scripts that execute in visitors' browsers, potentially leading to session theft, defacement, or malware distribution.
Recommendation
Update the Advanced Excerpt plugin to version 4.5 or later, which includes sanitization and escaping fixes.
Original NVD description (English source)
The Advanced Excerpt WordPress plugin before 4.5 does not sanitise and escape one of its settings before outputting it on the front end of the site, which could allow administrators (including those without the unfiltered_html capability, such as on multisite) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the context of any visitor viewing affected pages.