# CVE-2026-119162: User Submitted Posts plugin for WordPress stored DOM-based XSS

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-119162-the-user-submitted-posts-enable-users-to-submit-posts-from-the  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-31. Updated: 2026-10-31  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-119162 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.2 · Published 2026-10-31

The User Submitted Posts plugin allows site visitors to submit content for publication on a WordPress site. An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts through post submissions that execute in the browsers of other users viewing those posts. If the plugin is configured to publish submissions immediately, the attack takes effect without any admin review.

Vendors: [WordPress.org](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/wordpress-org).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-119162 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-119162 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-119162?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 31 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** WordPress.org User Submitted Posts up to and including 20260916.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-119162?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-119162 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-119162?** Check whether you run WordPress.org User Submitted Posts at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

Stored DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability in the 'user-submitted-content' parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Unauthenticated network attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript that persists in published posts. On default setups, submissions require admin approval before exposure; if "publish immediately" is enabled, payloads become live without moderation.

## Affected products

- wordpress.org User Submitted Posts up to and including 20260916

## Timeline

- 2026-10-31: disclosed

## References

- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-submitted-posts/trunk/library/shortcode-login.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-submitted-posts/trunk/library/shortcode-login.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-submitted-posts/trunk/user-submitted-posts.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-submitted-posts/trunk/user-submitted-posts.php)