CVE-2026-16775 (GCVE-0-2026-16775)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-16 05:27 – Updated: 2026-08-17 17:10
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Smash Balloon Social Post Feed <= 4.9.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'id' Shortcode Attribute
Summary
The Smash Balloon Social Post Feed – Simple Social Feeds for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'id' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-17 17:09 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| smub | Smash Balloon Social Post Feed – Simple Social Feeds for WordPress |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.9.0
(semver)
|
guessed |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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