CVE-2026-110252 — WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher <= 2.9 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via RSS Feed Content Import
The WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.9 This is due to the plugin removing WordPress's wp_filter_post_kses filter from content_save_pre immediately before calling wp_insert_post() with RSS feed content, whenever the campaign's last editor had the unfiltered_html capability — a flag the plugin sets automatically for every admin-saved campaign. Imported item content is taken raw from $item->get_content(), only entity-decoded, and stored verbatim in post_content. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, who publish or compromise an RSS feed that an administrator has subscribed a WPeMatico campaign to, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected imported post.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- Technical severity (medium)+3
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Etruel WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher).
- The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (cross-site scripting), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etruel | WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher | ≤ 2.9 | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | 2.2 | 2.7 | security@wordfence.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 5.4 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | — | — | Wordfence via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (score shown at the top: security@wordfence.com) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
- Monitor CSP violation reports and script payloads in reflected parameters.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- SSVC assessment updated
- Source status changed · Received → Deferred
- Affected products added · etruel/wpematico rss feed fetcher
- Record published
- CVSS changed · 5.4
- Source status changed · → Received
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× References added · Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026
References
8 on the record
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpematico/tags/2.9/includes/campaign_fetch.php
- github.com/etruel/wpematico/commit/44c4894a0ad92a711c534ad4d822c0b5d7c3dffe
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e87fc1bf-af05-4089-a164-8a2e73c68e8c
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3747465/wpematico/trunk/includes/campaign_fetch.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpematico/tags/2.9/includes/wpematico_functions.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpematico/tags/2.9/includes/campaign_fetch.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpematico/tags/2.9/includes/campaign_fetch.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpematico/tags/2.9/includes/wpematico_functions.php
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
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- High CVE-2026-57349 WordPress WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher plugin <= 2.8.17 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability Jul 2, 2026
- Medium CVE-2025-11917 WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher <= 2.8.11 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery via wpematico_test_feed Nov 5, 2025
- Medium CVE-2025-49922 Missing Authorization vulnerability in etruel WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher wpematico allows... Oct 22, 2025
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No FIRST EPSS score.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-110252 is "WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher <= 2.9 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via RSS Feed Content Import", rated Medium. It affects WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher (Etruel); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 5.4 describes technical severity. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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