CVE-2026-32986

MEDIUM

Textpattern CMS 4.9.0: Second-Order XSS via Atom Feed Injection

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Textpattern CMS version 4.9.0 contains a second-order cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts by exploiting improper sanitization of user-supplied input in Atom feed XML elements. Attackers can embed unescaped payloads in parameters such as category that are reflected into Atom fields like and , which execute as JavaScript when feed readers or CMS aggregators consume the feed and insert content into the DOM using unsafe methods.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit exploit
Packet Storm listing (Textpattern 4.9.0 Second-Order XSS via Atom Feed Injection)
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/216241/
Product product
Vendor site
https://textpattern.com/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 5.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-116 CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
textpattern/textpattern 4.9.0
Textpattern/Textpattern CMS 4.9.0
Published Mar 20, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 20, 2026