Create WordPress Plugin: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Summary
The WordPress plugin Create by John-Michael L'Allier, versions up to and including 3.1.1, contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker with Contributor-level access can store malicious scripts that run in the browsers of other users, for example when an administrator views the affected content. Exploitation requires that a privileged user performs an action, such as clicking a malicious link or visiting a crafted page. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Affected
- Create WordPress plugin (slug mediavine-create), versions up to and including 3.1.1
- Lower bound of the affected range: Unknown (listed as n/a in the CVE record)
Fixed in
- Version 3.1.2 (per CNA Patchstack record)
Workaround
Unknown. No vendor-documented workaround found. Update to 3.1.2 or later.
Exploitation
- Not known to be exploited in the wild
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- An unverified third-party report mentions honeypot attack traffic; not confirmed
- No public proof of concept found
Our recommendation
- Update the Create plugin to version 3.1.2 or later
- Review which user roles can create or edit content, and restrict Contributor and Editor accounts where possible
- Check whether administrators regularly view user-submitted content and monitor for unexpected script content in posts and pages
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- CVE Record CVE-2026-125045 www.cve.org
- Patchstack advisory (CNA) patchstack.com
- WordPress.org plugin page (changelog) wordpress.org
- Strix CVE-2026-125045 www.strix.ai
- OffSeq Radar CVE-2026-125045 (third party) radar.offseq.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 11 Nov 2026, 14:26.
Original description (NVD)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in John-Michael L'Allier Create mediavine-create allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Create: from n/a through 3.1.1.
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
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