Description
The SponsorMe plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via PHP_SELF Parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.5.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. The PHP_SELF value is reflected in two separate locations within the vulnerable function — a form action attribute and an anchor href attribute — both of which can be exploited by appending a crafted payload to the wp-admin/admin.php URL path.
Published: 2026-05-20
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 20 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 20 May 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Owencutajar
Owencutajar sponsorme
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Owencutajar
Owencutajar sponsorme
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 20 May 2026 02:15:00 +0000

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Description The SponsorMe plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via PHP_SELF Parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.5.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. The PHP_SELF value is reflected in two separate locations within the vulnerable function — a form action attribute and an anchor href attribute — both of which can be exploited by appending a crafted payload to the wp-admin/admin.php URL path.
Title SponsorMe <= 0.5.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via PHP_SELF Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-20T14:13:28.784Z

Reserved: 2026-05-14T18:44:24.518Z

Link: CVE-2026-8626

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Updated: 2026-05-20T14:13:24.617Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-20T02:16:40.837

Modified: 2026-06-17T11:04:14.067

Link: CVE-2026-8626

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-05-20T10:38:25Z

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