Is CVE-2026-12002 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-12002 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-12002?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.7, published 8 July 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed up to, and including, 6.11.1.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-12002?

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-2026-12002 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-12002?

Check whether you run Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed 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.

CVE-2026-12002: Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed CSRF in maybe_connection_data

CVE-2026-12002 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.7 · Published 2026-07-08

The Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed plugin for WordPress, which is used to display Instagram and Facebook content on websites, contains a security flaw that could allow an attacker to disrupt social media integrations. By tricking a site administrator into clicking a malicious link, an attacker can overwrite the site's social media access tokens. This would cause social media feeds or embedded content to stop working correctly on the affected website.

Vendors: Smash Balloon.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-12002 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-12002 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-12002?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.7, published 8 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed up to, and including, 6.11.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-12002?: 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-2026-12002 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-12002?: Check whether you run Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed 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

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed plugin due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the 'maybe_connection_data' function within the SBI_oEmbeds.php component. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious request and inducing a site administrator to execute it (e.g., via social engineering or a phishing link). Successful exploitation allows the attacker to overwrite the site's Instagram and Facebook oEmbed access tokens, leading to a loss of integrity for social media integrations. The issue affects all versions up to 6.11.1; users should update to a patched version if available.

Affected products

Smash Balloon Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin up to, and including, 6.11.1

Timeline

2026-07-08: disclosed: CVE published by Wordfence/NVD

References

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