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WordPress <= 6.9.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Client-Side Template Override in Admin Area

  • Disclosed: 10.03.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

WordPress core is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via client-side template overriding in the admin area in all versions up to and including 6.9.1. The wp.template() JavaScript function uses document.getElementById() to locate templates, which matches any HTML element by ID regardless of element type. WordPress admin templates are intended to be <script type="text/html" id="tmpl-*"> elements, but getElementById also matches <div>, <img>, and other injected elements. If an attacker can inject a non-script element with a matching tmpl-* ID, the template content is overridden with attacker-controlled HTML, which is then compiled by Underscore.js _.template() with JavaScript execution support. This is a conditional vulnerability that requires an existing HTML injection vector in the admin context.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
WordPress (core) WordPress >= 6.8, <= 6.8.3, >= 6.9, <= 6.9.1 6.8.4, 6.9.2

References

CVSS score 4.4/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79
Platform
WordPress
Package
WordPress
Disclosed
10.03.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

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Vulnerability history: WordPress

All published vulnerabilities of this package (WordPress (core)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (385) in the archive
Total entries
385
First → latest
06.2003 10.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
3

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 16
  • High 95
  • Medium 263
  • Low 11

Disclosures per year

earlier: 205

Severity:
  1. WordPress Core 7.1 - 7.1.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Pending Comments
    High · 7.2 4a3e3e6e-9c17-4ac5-9f83-1e01365436e9 >= 7.1.0, <= 7.1.2 7.1.3
  2. WordPress Core <= 7.1.1 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion via locate_template() Path Traversal
    High · 8.1 Exploited in attacks CVE-2026-87902 >= 4.7, <= 4.7.36, >= 4.8, <= 4.8.31, >= 4.9, <= 4.9.32, >= 5.0, <= 5.0.28, >= 5.1, <= 5.1.25, >= 5.2, <= 5.2.27, >= 5.3, <= 5.3.24, >= 5.4, <= 5.4.22, >= 5.5, <= 5.5.21, >= 5.6, <= 5.6.20, >= 5.7, <= 5.7.18, >= 5.8, <= 5.8.16, >= 5.9, <= 5.9.17, >= 6.0, <= 6.0.15, >= 6.1, <= 6.1.13, >= 6.2, <= 6.2.12, >= 6.3, <= 6.3.11, >= 6.4, <= 6.4.11, >= 6.5, <= 6.5.11, >= 6.6, <= 6.6.8, >= 6.7, <= 6.7.8, >= 6.8, <= 6.8.9, >= 6.9, <= 6.9.8, >= 7.0, <= 7.0.5, >= 7.1, <= 7.1.1 4.7.37, 4.8.32, 4.9.33, 5.0.29, 5.1.26, 5.2.28, 5.3.25, 5.4.23, 5.5.22, 5.6.21, 5.7.19, 5.8.17, 5.9.18, 6.0.16, 6.1.14, 6.2.13, 6.3.12, 6.4.12, 6.5.12, 6.6.9, 6.7.9, 6.8.10, 6.9.9, 7.0.6, 7.1.2
  3. WordPress Core <= 7.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wpautop() Blockquote Handling
    High · 7.2 CVE-2026-93485 <= 6.6.7, >= 6.7, <= 6.7.7, >= 6.8, <= 6.8.8, >= 6.9, <= 6.9.7, >= 7.0, <= 7.0.4, = 7.1 6.6.8, 6.7.8, 6.8.9, 6.9.8, 7.0.5, 7.1.1
  4. WordPress Core <= 7.0.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Remote Code Execution via Malicious File Upload
    High · 8.8 CVE-2026-65640 >= 4.7.0, <= 4.7.34, >= 4.8.0, <= 4.8.29, >= 4.9.0, <= 4.9.30, >= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.26, >= 5.1.0, <= 5.1.23, >= 5.2.0, <= 5.2.25, >= 5.3.0, <= 5.3.22, >= 5.4.0, <= 5.4.20, >= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.19, >= 5.6.0, <= 5.6.18, >= 5.7.0, <= 5.7.16, >= 5.8.0, <= 5.8.14, >= 5.9.0, <= 5.9.15, >= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.13, >= 6.1.0, <= 6.1.11, >= 6.2.0, <= 6.2.10, >= 6.3.0, <= 6.3.9, >= 6.4.0, <= 6.4.9, >= 6.5.0, <= 6.5.9, >= 6.6.0, <= 6.6.6, >= 6.7.0, <= 6.7.6, >= 6.8.0, <= 6.8.7, >= 6.9.0, <= 6.9.6, >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.3 4.7.35, 4.8.30, 4.9.31, 5.0.27, 5.1.24, 5.2.26, 5.3.23, 5.4.21, 5.5.20, 5.6.19, 5.7.17, 5.8.15, 5.9.16, 6.0.14, 6.1.12, 6.2.11, 6.3.10, 6.4.10, 6.5.10, 6.6.7, 6.7.7, 6.8.8, 6.9.7, 7.0.4
  5. WordPress Core 6.8 - 7.0.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via author__not_in Parameter
    High · 7.5 Exploited in attacks CVE-2026-60137 >= 6.8, < 6.8.5, >= 6.9, < 6.9.5, >= 7.0, < 7.0.2 6.8.6, 6.9.5, 7.0.2
  6. WordPress Core 6.9 - 7.0.1 - Remote Code Execution via REST API Batch Request Route Confusion
    Critical · 9.8 Exploited in attacks CVE-2026-63030 >= 6.9, < 6.9.5, >= 7.0, < 7.0.2 6.9.5, 7.0.2
  7. WordPress <= 6.9.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Client-Side Template Override in Admin Area this entry
    Medium · 4.4 72273368-042d-4ad4-9d1d-ca9c6db9cf3b >= 6.8, <= 6.8.3, >= 6.9, <= 6.9.1 6.8.4, 6.9.2
  8. WordPress Core < 6.5.2 - Unauthenticated & Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Avatar Block
    High · 7.2 CVE-2024-4439 >= 6.0, <= 6.0.7, >= 6.1, <= 6.1.5, >= 6.2, <= 6.2.4, >= 6.3, <= 6.3.3, >= 6.4, <= 6.4.3, >= 6.5, <= 6.5.1 6.0.8, 6.1.6, 6.2.5, 6.3.4, 6.4.4, 6.5.2
  9. WordPress Core 6.4.0 - 6.4.1 - Remote Code Execution POP Chain
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2024-31211 = 6.4.0, = 6.4.1 6.4.2
  10. WordPress Core < 6.0.3 - SQL Injection via WP_Date_Query
    Critical · 9.8 ff4b47d8-28c1-4706-91d9-0285f419147e <= 3.6.1, >= 3.7, <= 3.7.39, >= 3.8, <= 3.8.39, >= 3.9, <= 3.9.37, >= 4.0, <= 4.0.36, >= 4.1, <= 4.1.36, >= 4.2, <= 4.2.33, >= 4.3, <= 4.3.29, >= 4.4, <= 4.4.28, >= 4.5, <= 4.5.27, >= 4.6, <= 4.6.24, >= 4.7, <= 4.7.24, >= 4.8, <= 4.8.20, >= 4.9, <= 4.9.21, >= 5.0, <= 5.0.17, >= 5.1, <= 5.1.14, >= 5.2, <= 5.2.16, >= 5.3, <= 5.3.13, >= 5.4, <= 5.4.11, >= 5.5, <= 5.5.10, >= 5.6, <= 5.6.9, >= 5.7, <= 5.7.7, >= 5.8, <= 5.8.5, >= 5.9, <= 5.9.4, >= 6.0, <= 6.0.2 3.7.40, 3.8.40, 3.9.38, 4.0.37, 4.1.37, 4.2.34, 4.3.30, 4.4.29, 4.5.28, 4.6.25, 4.7.25, 4.8.21, 4.9.22, 5.0.18, 5.1.15, 5.2.17, 5.3.14, 5.4.12, 5.5.11, 5.6.10, 5.7.8, 5.8.6, 5.9.5, 6.0.3
  11. WordPress Core < 6.0.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via wp-trackback.php
    High · 8.8 ddd06190-d0c1-445d-8c6f-4c7df3248db4 <= 3.6.1, >= 3.7, <= 3.7.39, >= 3.8, <= 3.8.39, >= 3.9, <= 3.9.37, >= 4.0, <= 4.0.36, >= 4.1, <= 4.1.36, >= 4.2, <= 4.2.33, >= 4.3, <= 4.3.29, >= 4.4, <= 4.4.28, >= 4.5, <= 4.5.27, >= 4.6, <= 4.6.24, >= 4.7, <= 4.7.24, >= 4.8, <= 4.8.20, >= 4.9, <= 4.9.21, >= 5.0, <= 5.0.17, >= 5.1, <= 5.1.14, >= 5.2, <= 5.2.16, >= 5.3, <= 5.3.13, >= 5.4, <= 5.4.11, >= 5.5, <= 5.5.10, >= 5.6, <= 5.6.9, >= 5.7, <= 5.7.7, >= 5.8, <= 5.8.5, >= 5.9, <= 5.9.4, >= 6.0, <= 6.0.2 3.7.40, 3.8.40, 3.9.38, 4.0.37, 4.1.37, 4.2.34, 4.3.30, 4.4.29, 4.5.28, 4.6.25, 4.7.25, 4.8.21, 4.9.22, 5.0.18, 5.1.15, 5.2.17, 5.3.14, 5.4.12, 5.5.11, 5.6.10, 5.7.8, 5.8.6, 5.9.5, 6.0.3
  12. WordPress Core < 6.0.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via SQL Injection
    High · 8.8 CVE-2022-43497 <= 3.6.1, >= 3.7, <= 3.7.39, >= 3.8, <= 3.8.39, >= 3.9, <= 3.9.37, >= 4.0, <= 4.0.36, >= 4.1, <= 4.1.36, >= 4.2, <= 4.2.33, >= 4.3, <= 4.3.29, >= 4.4, <= 4.4.28, >= 4.5, <= 4.5.27, >= 4.6, <= 4.6.24, >= 4.7, <= 4.7.24, >= 4.8, <= 4.8.20, >= 4.9, <= 4.9.21, >= 5.0, <= 5.0.17, >= 5.1, <= 5.1.14, >= 5.2, <= 5.2.16, >= 5.3, <= 5.3.13, >= 5.4, <= 5.4.11, >= 5.5, <= 5.5.10, >= 5.6, <= 5.6.9, >= 5.7, <= 5.7.7, >= 5.8, <= 5.8.5, >= 5.9, <= 5.9.4, >= 6.0, <= 6.0.2 3.7.40, 3.8.40, 3.9.38, 4.0.37, 4.1.37, 4.2.34, 4.3.30, 4.4.29, 4.5.28, 4.6.25, 4.7.25, 4.8.21, 4.9.22, 5.0.18, 5.1.15, 5.2.17, 5.3.14, 5.4.12, 5.5.11, 5.6.10, 5.7.8, 5.8.6, 5.9.5, 6.0.3
  13. WordPress Core < 6.0.2 - Authenticated SQL Injection
    High · 8.0 0248f829-84de-40b9-bb63-354fbf06472d <= 3.6.1, >= 3.7, <= 3.7.38, >= 3.8, <= 3.8.38, >= 3.9, <= 3.9.36, >= 4.0, <= 4.0.35, >= 4.1, <= 4.1.35, >= 4.2, <= 4.2.32, >= 4.3, <= 4.3.28, >= 4.4, <= 4.4.27, >= 4.5, <= 4.5.26, >= 4.6, <= 4.6.23, >= 4.7, <= 4.7.23, >= 4.8, <= 4.8.19, >= 4.9, <= 4.9.20, >= 5.0, <= 5.0.16, >= 5.1, <= 5.1.13, >= 5.2, <= 5.2.15, >= 5.3, <= 5.3.12, >= 5.4, <= 5.4.10, >= 5.5, <= 5.5.9, >= 5.6, <= 5.6.8, >= 5.7, <= 5.7.6, >= 5.8, <= 5.8.4, >= 5.9, <= 5.9.3, >= 6.0, <= 6.0.1 3.7.39, 3.8.39, 3.9.37, 4.0.36, 4.1.36, 4.2.33, 4.3.29, 4.4.28, 4.5.27, 4.6.24, 4.7.24, 4.8.20, 4.9.21, 5.0.17, 5.1.14, 5.2.16, 5.3.13, 5.4.11, 5.5.10, 5.6.9, 5.7.7, 5.8.5, 5.9.4, 6.0.2
  14. WordPress Core < 5.9.1 - jQuery Prototype Pollution
    High · 8.8 CVE-2021-20083 < 3.7, >= 3.7, <= 3.7.37, >= 3.8, <= 3.8.37, >= 3.9, <= 3.9.35, >= 4.0, <= 4.0.34, >= 4.1, <= 4.1.34, >= 4.2, <= 4.2.31, >= 4.3, <= 4.3.27, >= 4.4, <= 4.4.26, >= 4.5, <= 4.5.25, >= 4.6, <= 4.6.22, >= 4.7, <= 4.7.22, >= 4.8, <= 4.8.18, >= 4.9, <= 4.9.19, >= 5.0, <= 5.0.15, >= 5.1, <= 5.1.12, >= 5.2, <= 5.2.14, >= 5.3, <= 5.3.11, >= 5.4, <= 5.4.9, >= 5.5, <= 5.5.8, >= 5.6, <= 5.6.7, >= 5.7, <= 5.7.5, >= 5.8, <= 5.8.3, >= 5.9, <= 5.9.1 3.7.38, 3.8.38, 3.9.36, 4.0.35, 4.1.35, 4.2.32, 4.3.28, 4.4.27, 4.5.26, 4.6.23, 4.7.23, 4.8.19, 4.9.20, 5.0.16, 5.1.13, 5.2.15, 5.3.12, 5.4.10, 5.5.9, 5.6.8, 5.7.6, 5.8.4, 5.9.2
  15. WordPress Core < 5.8.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross Site Scripting
    High · 8.0 CVE-2022-21662 >= 3.7, < 3.7.37, >= 3.8, < 3.8.37, >= 3.9, < 3.9.35, >= 4.0, < 4.0.34, >= 4.1, < 4.1.34, >= 4.2, < 4.2.31, >= 4.3, < 4.3.27, >= 4.4, < 4.4.26, >= 4.5, < 4.5.25, >= 4.6, < 4.6.22, >= 4.7, < 4.7.22, >= 4.8, < 4.8.18, >= 4.9, < 4.9.19, >= 5.0, < 5.0.15, >= 5.1, < 5.1.12, >= 5.2, < 5.2.14, >= 5.3, < 5.3.11, >= 5.4, < 5.4.9, >= 5.5, < 5.5.8, >= 5.6, < 5.6.7, >= 5.7, < 5.7.5, >= 5.8, < 5.8.3 3.7.37, 3.8.37, 3.9.35, 4.0.34, 4.1.34, 4.2.31, 4.3.27, 4.4.26, 4.5.25, 4.6.22, 4.7.22, 4.8.18, 4.9.19, 5.0.15, 5.1.12, 5.2.14, 5.3.11, 5.4.9, 5.5.8, 5.6.7, 5.7.5, 5.8.3
  16. WordPress Core < 5.8.3 - SQL Injection via WP_Meta_Query
    High · 7.4 CVE-2022-21664 >= 4.1, < 4.1.34, >= 4.2, < 4.2.31, >= 4.3, < 4.3.27, >= 4.4, < 4.4.26, >= 4.5, < 4.5.25, >= 4.6, < 4.6.22, >= 4.7, < 4.7.22, >= 4.8, < 4.8.18, >= 4.9, < 4.9.19, >= 5.0, < 5.0.15, >= 5.1, < 5.1.12, >= 5.2, < 5.2.14, >= 5.3, < 5.3.11, >= 5.4, < 5.4.9, >= 5.5, < 5.5.8, >= 5.6, < 5.6.7, >= 5.7, < 5.7.5, >= 5.8, < 5.8.3 4.1.34, 4.2.31, 4.3.27, 4.4.26, 4.5.25, 4.6.22, 4.7.22, 4.8.18, 4.9.19, 5.0.15, 5.1.12, 5.2.14, 5.3.11, 5.4.9, 5.5.8, 5.6.7, 5.7.5, 5.8.3
  17. WordPress Core 5.4 - 5.8 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
    High · 7.6 CVE-2021-39201 >= 5.4, < 5.4.7, >= 5.5, < 5.5.6, >= 5.6, < 5.6.5, >= 5.7, < 5.7.3, >= 5.8, < 5.8.1 5.4.7, 5.5.6, 5.6.5, 5.7.3, 5.8.1
  18. WordPress Core < 5.7.1 - XXE Injection
    High · 7.1 CVE-2021-29447 >= 4.7, < 4.7.20, >= 4.8, < 4.8.16, >= 4.9, < 4.9.17, >= 5.0, < 5.0.12, >= 5.1, < 5.1.9, >= 5.2, < 5.2.10, >= 5.3, < 5.3.7, >= 5.4, < 5.4.5, >= 5.5, < 5.5.4, >= 5.6, < 5.6.3, >= 5.7, < 5.7.1 4.7.20, 4.8.16, 4.9.17, 5.0.12, 5.1.9, 5.2.10, 5.3.7, 5.4.5, 5.5.4, 5.6.3, 5.7.1
  19. WordPress Core < 5.8.3 - SQL Injection via WP_Query
    High · 8.0 CVE-2022-21661 >= 3.7, < 3.7.37, >= 3.8, < 3.8.37, >= 3.9, < 3.9.35, >= 4.0, < 4.0.34, >= 4.1, < 4.1.34, >= 4.2, < 4.2.31, >= 4.3, < 4.3.27, >= 4.4, < 4.4.26, >= 4.5, < 4.5.25, >= 4.6, < 4.6.22, >= 4.7, < 4.7.22, >= 4.8, < 4.8.18, >= 4.9, < 4.9.19, >= 5.0, < 5.0.15, >= 5.1, < 5.1.12, >= 5.2, < 5.2.14, >= 5.3, < 5.3.11, >= 5.4, < 5.4.9, >= 5.5, < 5.5.8, >= 5.6, < 5.6.7, >= 5.7, < 5.7.5, >= 5.8, < 5.8.3 3.7.37, 3.8.37, 3.9.35, 4.0.34, 4.1.34, 4.2.31, 4.3.27, 4.4.26, 4.5.25, 4.6.22, 4.7.22, 4.8.18, 4.9.19, 5.0.15, 5.1.12, 5.2.14, 5.3.11, 5.4.9, 5.5.8, 5.6.7, 5.7.5, 5.8.3
  20. WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Privilege Escalation via XML-RPC
    High · 8.8 CVE-2020-28035 < 3.7, >= 3.7, <= 3.7.34, >= 3.8, <= 3.8.34, >= 3.9, <= 3.9.32, >= 4.0, <= 4.0.31, >= 4.1, <= 4.1.31, >= 4.2, <= 4.2.28, >= 4.3, <= 4.3.24, >= 4.4, <= 4.4.23, >= 4.5, <= 4.5.22, >= 4.6, <= 4.6.19, >= 4.7, <= 4.7.18, >= 4.8, <= 4.8.14, >= 4.9, <= 4.9.15, >= 5.0, <= 5.0.10, >= 5.1, <= 5.1.6, >= 5.2, <= 5.2.7, >= 5.3, <= 5.3.4, >= 5.4, <= 5.4.2, >= 5.5, <= 5.5.1 3.7.35, 3.8.35, 3.9.33, 4.0.32, 4.1.32, 4.2.29, 4.3.25, 4.4.24, 4.5.23, 4.6.20, 4.7.19, 4.8.15, 4.9.16, 5.0.11, 5.1.7, 5.2.8, 5.3.5, 5.4.3, 5.5.2
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