CVE-2019-11871: The Custom Field Suite plugin before 2.5.15 for WordPress has XSS for editors or admins.

medium Affects custom-field-suite (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published 2019-05-10; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Custom Field Suite plugin before 2.5.15 for WordPress has XSS for editors or admins.

Package: custom-field-suite (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.5.15
Fixed in: 2.5.15
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (60.5th percentile)
Published: 2019-05-10
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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