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Analysis Report · Folder Analysis cache/user-submitted-posts_20251210 → cache/user-submitted-posts_20260110 — CVE-2026-0800

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library/core-functions.php AI: 1 vulnerabilities 1 true positive CVE-2026-0800

--- cache/user-submitted-posts_20251210/library/core-functions.php	2026-01-24 00:20:22.526346097 +0000+++ cache/user-submitted-posts_20260110/library/core-functions.php	2026-01-17 00:17:38.171057709 +0000@@ -272,11 +272,11 @@ 			$patterns[4] = "/%%title%%/"; 			 			$replacements = array();-			$replacements[0] = $author;-			$replacements[1] = $label;-			$replacements[2] = $name;-			$replacements[3] = $value;-			$replacements[4] = $title;+			$replacements[0] = wp_kses_post($author);+			$replacements[1] = wp_kses_post($label);+			$replacements[2] = wp_kses_post($name);+			$replacements[3] = wp_kses_post($value);+			$replacements[4] = wp_kses_post($title); 			 			$markup = preg_replace($patterns, $replacements, $markup); 			@@ -323,11 +323,11 @@ 			$patterns[4] = "/%%title%%/"; 			 			$replacements = array();-			$replacements[0] = $author;-			$replacements[1] = $label;-			$replacements[2] = $name;-			$replacements[3] = $value;-			$replacements[4] = $title;+			$replacements[0] = wp_kses_post($author);+			$replacements[1] = wp_kses_post($label);+			$replacements[2] = wp_kses_post($name);+			$replacements[3] = wp_kses_post($value);+			$replacements[4] = wp_kses_post($title); 			 			$markup = preg_replace($patterns, $replacements, $markup);

AI Analysis

Vulnerability Existed: yes
TRUE POSITIVE
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') - CWE-79 - library/core-functions.php lines 275-279, 326-330

Old Code:
```php
$replacements[0] = $author;
$replacements[1] = $label;
$replacements[2] = $name;
$replacements[3] = $value;
$replacements[4] = $title;
```

Fixed Code:
```php
$replacements[0] = wp_kses_post($author);
$replacements[1] = wp_kses_post($label);
$replacements[2] = wp_kses_post($name);
$replacements[3] = wp_kses_post($value);
$replacements[4] = wp_kses_post($title);
```

Explanation:
The original code directly inserted unsanitized user-submitted variables ($author, $label, $name, $value, $title) into HTML markup via string replacement without any sanitization. This created a Stored/Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability where malicious HTML or JavaScript could be injected through these fields and executed in browsers. The fix applies `wp_kses_post()`, a WordPress sanitization function that strips dangerous HTML tags and attributes while preserving safe formatting, effectively preventing XSS attacks. This fix appears in two separate code blocks (around lines 275-279 and 326-330), suggesting the vulnerable pattern existed in multiple locations within the file.

CVE Analysis Results:

CVE-2026-0800: Yes

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The User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the custom fields in all versions up to, and including, 20251210 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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