Findings

CVE-2026-3142

The Pinterest Site Verification plugin using Meta Tag plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post_var' parameter in versions up to,…

Published Apr 8, 2026 · updated Jul 25, 2026

The Pinterest Site Verification plugin using Meta Tag plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post_var' parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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  1. Apr 8, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The Pinterest Site Verification plugin using Meta Tag plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post_var' parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute wh

  2. Jul 25, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The Pinterest Site Verification plugin using Meta Tag plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post_var' parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute wh

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  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3142

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    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3142

    The Pinterest Site Verification plugin using Meta Tag plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post_var' parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authen

    nvd.nist.gov

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