CVE-2026-8494
MediumCVSS 6.4Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk16th percentile — higher than 16% of all known CVEs
Summary
The Permalink Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via post titles in the admin URI Editor interface. This affects all versions up to and including 2.5.3.3 due to insufficient output escaping.
Risk Assessment
Authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above can inject arbitrary web scripts that will execute whenever an administrator accesses the Permalink Manager page. This could lead to account takeover or data theft.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the plugin to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, consider restricting admin panel access for users with lower privileges.
Original NVD description (English source)
The Permalink Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via post titles in the admin URI Editor interface in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.3.3 due to insufficient output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in the admin Permalink Manager page that will execute whenever an administrator accesses the Permalink Manager page.