CVE-2026-42650 HIGH

CVE-2026-42650: WordPress AutomatorWP plugin <= 5.6.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Ruben Garcia

Product AutomatorWP

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published June 15, 2026

Last update June 16, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.2/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in AutomatorWP <= 5.6.7 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

AutomatorWP versions up to 5.6.7 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts into the site. The vulnerability affects multiple users across the site due to its changed scope. Upgrade to version 5.7.9.2 or later to remediate.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that executes in visitors' browsers and affects other users on the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors and other users may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to malicious sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication or user interaction required; attacker can exploit this remotely over the network.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 15, 2026 CVE published

June 16, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42650 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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