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Cross-Site Scripting

A web vulnerability class where attackers inject malicious scripts into trusted sites, which then execute in victims' browsers to steal data or hijack sessions.

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WordPress patched a comment flaw that uses an admin's session to plant a web shell

CVE-2026-93485 was fixed on September 17 in WordPress 7.1.1. An anonymous comment plants a script, an administrator opens the page, and the script uploads a plugin carrying a web shell. Affected versions go back to 4.7.

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