Description
The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'media:thumbnail@url' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.11 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. This requires the attacker to control an external RSS feed that the target site has already configured for import; no WordPress account or special plugin configuration is needed beyond that condition.
Published: 2026-10-16
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The Feedzy RSS Aggregator plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross‑site scripting flaw that allows an attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript through the media:thumbnail@url parameter of an RSS feed. When users view a page that displays the injected content, the script runs in their browsers, potentially stealing session cookies, defacing content, or executing further malicious actions. The vulnerability can be leveraged without authentication and does not require special plugin settings beyond a configured RSS source.

Affected Systems

Themeisle’s Feedzy RSS Aggregator – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator for WordPress, all releases up to and including version 5.2.11 are affected. Any WordPress site running a vulnerable installation of this plugin is at risk and may have previously imported malicious RSS entries.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.2 indicates a high severity of the issue. Although an EPSS score is not available, the attack can be executed simply by controlling an external RSS feed that the site imports, with no need for user authentication or privileged access. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, but its impact and ease of exploitation make it a serious threat to sites using the affected plugin.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 12:21 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the Feedzy RSS Aggregator plugin to version 5.2.12 or later to remove the flaw.
  • If an immediate update is not possible, disable the plugin’s RSS feed import feature or restrict the media:thumbnail field from being processed.
  • Consider reviewing and sanitizing any stored feed entries manually, and implement additional content security policies to mitigate potential XSS exposure.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 12:21 UTC.

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History

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'media:thumbnail@url' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.11 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. This requires the attacker to control an external RSS feed that the target site has already configured for import; no WordPress account or special plugin configuration is needed beyond that condition.
Title RSS Aggregator by Feedzy <= 5.2.11 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via RSS media:thumbnail URL
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T14:39:06.482Z

Reserved: 2026-10-12T13:28:50.946Z

Link: CVE-2026-109207

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T14:34:58.321Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-16T04:18:26.583

Modified: 2026-10-16T15:17:06.697

Link: CVE-2026-109207

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T13:42:18Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')