Is CVE-2026-9620 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-9620 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-9620?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.4, published 24 June 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

JoomUnited WP Latest Posts <= 5.0.11.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-9620?

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-2026-9620 attacked?

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

Am I affected by CVE-2026-9620?

Check whether you run JoomUnited WP Latest 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.

CVE-2026-9620: JoomUnited WP Latest Posts Stored XSS in field and loop functions

Q: Is there a fix for CVE-2026-9620?

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.

Q: How is CVE-2026-9620 attacked?

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

Q: Am I affected by CVE-2026-9620?

Check whether you run JoomUnited WP Latest 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.

CVE-2026-9620 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.4 · Published 2026-06-24

The WP Latest Posts plugin for WordPress, which is used to display recent content in various layouts, contains a security flaw that allows users with author-level permissions to inject malicious scripts into website pages. These scripts execute automatically when other users, including site administrators, visit the affected pages. This could lead to unauthorized actions being performed on behalf of other users or the theft of sensitive session information.

Vendors: JoomUnited.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-9620 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-9620 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-9620?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.4, published 24 June 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: JoomUnited WP Latest Posts <= 5.0.11.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-9620?: 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-2026-9620 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-9620?: Check whether you run JoomUnited WP Latest 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

The WP Latest Posts plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to insufficient output escaping in the field() and loop() functions within the wplp-front.inc.php file. These functions use regular expressions to extract raw 'src' attribute values from <img> tags in post content and then reconstruct new HTML elements or CSS background-image declarations by direct concatenation. This process bypasses WordPress's built-in kses filtering. An authenticated attacker with Author-level permissions or higher can exploit this by crafting a post with a malicious image source, leading to the execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the context of any user viewing the content. The vulnerability exists in all versions up to and including 5.0.11.

Affected products

JoomUnited WP Latest Posts <= 5.0.11

Timeline

2026-06-24: disclosed
2026-06-24: advisory

References

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