PT-2026-3576 · WordPress · Head Meta Data

Dj + 1 · Published 2026-01-20 · Updated 2026-01-21 · CVE-2026-0608

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Head Meta Data plugin for WordPress versions prior to 20251119

Description The Head Meta Data plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting through the head-meta-data post meta field. Insufficient input sanitization and output escaping allow authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages. These scripts will execute when a user accesses the compromised page.

Recommendations Update the Head Meta Data plugin to a version later than 20251118.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-0608

Affected Products

Head Meta Data

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0608 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2013625623030468727 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9592bb6d-8e1d-4c89-addd-11c07272a628?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/42630 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/head-meta-data/tags/20251118&new_path=/head-meta-data/tags/20260105 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2013769715567489218 · Twitter Post