WordPress 7.1.2

WordPress 7.1.2 has 7 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2026; all 7 are fixed as of October 2026. Their average CVSS score is 5.1, and the most serious one scores 7.2 out of 10. Severity breakdown: 0 critical and 1 high. 2026 was the busiest year with 7 disclosures.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 2 of the records (29%). Other recurring categories include Improper Input Validation, Incorrect Authorization.

Every one of the 7 issues recorded for WordPress 7.1.2 has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes all known holes.

5 independent researchers contributed these findings, most of them (3) reported by Anthropic.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium

5.1/ 10

Patch Coverage100%

Open

Fixed

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 7.2

WordPress Core 7.1 - 7.1.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Pending Comments

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Vulnerability Records

7 records


2026-10-07 00:00	WordPress Core 4.7.0 - 7.1.2 - Conditional Action Hook Injection via Unregistered Post Status or Post Type WordPress 7.1.2 4.7.0 – 7.1.2 · 25 branches	`N/A`	3.3 Low	Alex Concha	Yes
2026-10-07 00:00	WordPress Core 4.7.0 - 7.1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Denial of Service via Block Editor URL Details WordPress 7.1.2 4.7.0 – 7.1.2 · 25 branches	`N/A`	4.3 Medium	Anthropic	Yes
2026-10-07 00:00	WordPress Core 4.7.0 - 7.1.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Unauthorized Sticky Post Modification via REST API WordPress 7.1.2 4.7.0 – 7.1.2 · 25 branches	`N/A`	4.3 Medium	Anthropic	Yes
2026-10-07 00:00	WordPress Core 6.5.0 - 7.1.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Second-Order SQL Injection via WXR Export WordPress 7.1.2 6.5.0 – 7.1.2 · 7 branches	`N/A`	4.8 Medium	Anthropic	Yes
2026-10-07 00:00	WordPress Core 4.7.0 - 7.1.2 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Comment Feeds WordPress 7.1.2 4.7.0 – 7.1.2 · 25 branches	`CVE-2026-66666`	5.3 Medium	Ananda Dhakal	Yes
2026-10-07 00:00	WordPress Core 4.7.0 - 7.1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Imgur oEmbed WordPress 7.1.2 4.7.0 – 7.1.2 · 25 branches	`N/A`	6.4 Medium	Zhengyu Liu	Yes
2026-10-06 00:00	WordPress Core 7.1 - 7.1.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Pending Comments WordPress 7.1.2 7.1.0 – 7.1.2	`N/A`	7.2 High	Thomas Chauchefoin	Yes

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