Webmention

Webmention has 4 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2023 and 2026; all 4 are fixed as of October 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.7, and the most serious one scores 7.2 out of 10. Severity breakdown: 0 critical and 2 high. 2026 was the busiest year with 3 disclosures.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 2 of the records (50%). Other recurring categories include Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF).

Every one of the 4 issues recorded for Webmention has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes all known holes.

2 independent researchers contributed these findings, most of them (2) reported by Duong Quang Hao. Webmention is installed on roughly 900 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
6.7/ 10
Patch Coverage100%
Open

0

Fixed

4

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 7.2CVE-2026-10513

Webmention <= 5.8.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via MF2 'photo'/'url' Author Properties

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Vulnerability Records

4 records
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Latestv5.11.0
5.0(8)
100/100
Last Updated
2026-10-21 (7d ago)
Active Installs
900+
Downloads
69,828
Requires WP
6.2+
Requires PHP
7.4+
Tested up to
WP 7.1.3
Created
2014-01-10 (13y ago)

Bring conversations from across the web to your WordPress site. Webmention lets you notify another website when you link to it and receive notifications when other websites link to yours. A Webmention is a notification that one URL links to another. For example, someone can publish a response on their own blog, link to your post, and send a Webmention so that their response appears in your comments after moderation. Responses can also be likes, reposts, bookmarks, RSVPs, and other interactions. The plugin recognizes these response types and can display reactions as facepiles: groups of avatars beneath your post. Features Send Webmentions to linked websites that support the protocol. Receive replies and reactions through WordPress’s comment system. Display reactions separately as facepiles or alongside comments. Let visitors submit a response URL through the Webmention Form block, the classic comment form, or the standalone endpoint form. Choose supported post types and a page to collect mentions of your homepage. Customize form help text, avatar display, and automatic approval for selected domains.

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