CVE-2026-16069

6.8 MEDIUM

Published 2026-08-04 · Updated 2026-08-04

AI risk analysis

Summary: The flaw allows users with Contributor role or higher to inject arbitrary scripts by manipulating featured-image focal-point coordinates, potentially leading to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
Exploitability: Exploitation is relatively straightforward for authenticated users who can modify the featured image settings, requiring minimal interaction and specific permissions.
Blast radius: If exploited, this could impact higher-privileged users viewing the post, allowing attackers to execute scripts in their session, potentially leading to data theft or further compromise.
Prioritized remediation: Update Brizy WordPress plugin to version 2.8.19 or later to mitigate the vulnerability.

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Analysis generated locally by qwen2.5:7b-instruct (no data left the box). AI-assisted — verify against primary sources before acting.

NVD description

The Brizy WordPress plugin before 2.8.19 does not sanitize or escape featured-image focal-point coordinates submitted through one of its AJAX actions before storing them and later echoing them into HTML attributes in the post editor's Featured Image meta box, allowing users with the Contributor role or above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the session of a higher-privileged user who opens the post for review.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-79

All references

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3fce478e-e240-46f4-b4a5-682eec11c7ad/

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