XSS in Divi

CVE-2026-13712

The Divi WordPress theme before 5.9.0 does not properly escape some of its Social Media Follow module settings before outputting them in link attributes, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to store JavaScript which will run when a higher privileged user, such as an administrator, views the post.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-13712: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.001

Affected products

  • Divi — versions 5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-13712?
CVE-2026-13712 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Divi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2026-13712?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.