---
id: "CVE-2026-124965"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-124965"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-124965"]
title: "rtMedia for WordPress: stored XSS lets attackers inject scripts into pages"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["bbpress", "buddypress", "package", "rtmedia", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-13T15:17:37+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-13T15:46:17+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T15:48:52+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124965", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-13T15:46:17+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# rtMedia for WordPress: stored XSS lets attackers inject scripts into pages

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-124965 (this .md is for agents)

rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress (the buddypress-media plugin) fails to neutralize input when generating web pages, enabling stored cross-site scripting. An attacker who can submit content can run scripts in the browsers of users who view it, including administrators.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed rtMedia version in the WordPress admin plugin list or the `Version` header of `buddypress-media/buddypress-media.php`
- Confirm whether the site runs BuddyPress or bbPress with media uploads enabled

## Fix

- rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress: versions through `4.7.16` are affected; the fixed version is unknown from the sources

## Timeline

- 2026-11-13T15:46:17+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124965

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in rtCamp Inc. rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress buddypress-media allows Stored XSS.This issue affects rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress: from n/a through 4.7.16.

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