CVE-2026-65538 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Nilo Velez	Machete
Wordpress	Wordpress

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References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/machete/vulnerability/wordpress-machete-plugin-5-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Nilo Velez Nilo Velez machete Wordpress Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products		Nilo Velez Nilo Velez machete Wordpress Wordpress wordpress
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Author Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Machete <= 5.2 versions.
Title		WordPress Machete plugin <= 5.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/machete/vulnerability/wordpress-machete-plugin-5-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-07-23T11:19:22.531Z

Updated: 2026-07-23T15:48:44.017Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T08:54:12.816Z

Link: CVE-2026-65538

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-23T15:48:39.765Z

NVD

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Redhat

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