What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Football Pool plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Football Pool versions up to 2.12.4 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows high-privilege users to inject malicious scripts affecting other users or administrators. The vulnerability has a changed scope, meaning the impact extends beyond the vulnerable component itself. No user interaction is required from the victim. Update to a version newer than 2.12.4.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers, potentially stealing session tokens or performing actions on their behalf.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
High-privilege accounts can be abused to compromise other users' sessions or data without their knowledge or interaction.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have high-privilege access (e.g., administrator or editor role) within the Football Pool application.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
June 19, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
