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Machete Vulnerabilities

1 known security issue reported for the Machete WordPress plugin. Most recent disclosed Jul 23, 2026.

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Machete <= 5.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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The Machete plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 5.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execu...

CVSS:: 6.4
Affected:: up to 5.2
Fixed in:: 5.3
Disclosed:: Jul 23, 2026

CVE-2026-65538 on NVD →

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