> WordPress Comment2Shell Flaw Can Turn Anonymous Comment XSS Into RCE via Admin Session
[DATE: 22/09/2026 06:03]
[LANGUAGE: EN]
A new flaw in WordPress core let an anonymous visitor leave a comment that planted a hidden script on the page. If a logged-in administrator later opened that page, the script could run code on the site's server.
WordPress fixed the flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-93485 and dubbed "Comment2Shell," on September 17 in version 7.1.1 and told site owners to update right away. There is