CVE-2026-8940

Medium

Description

The WP Meta Sort Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the top-level included script in msp-options.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the plugin's msp_loop_file and msp_nav_location settings via a forged request via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
ProductWP Meta Sort Posts
PublishedJun 9, 2026
First seenJun 9, 2026

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
jasonpitts WP Meta Sort Postsv ≤ 0.9—

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