CVE-2026-65538 PUBLISHED

WordPress Machete plugin <= 5.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Assigner: Patchstack
Reserved: 22.07.2026 Published: 23.07.2026 Updated: 23.07.2026

Author Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Machete <= 5.2 versions.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS Score: 5.9

Product Status

Vendor Nilo Velez
Product Machete
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from n/a to 5.2 (incl.)

Credits

  • Ananda Dhakal (Patchstack) | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-592 Stored XSS