PT-2026-63949 · Nilo Velez+1 · Machete
CVE-2026-65538
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Published
2026-07-23
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Updated
2026-07-23
CVSS v3.1
5.9
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Machete versions prior to 5.3
Description
The Machete plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) flaw resulting from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This allows authenticated attackers with author-level permissions or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages, which then execute when a user visits the affected page.
Recommendations
Update the plugin to a version newer than 5.2.
Fix
XSS
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Weakness Enumeration
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Affected Products
Machete