CVE-2026-42775 HIGH

CVE-2026-42775: WordPress AutomatorWP plugin <= 5.7.2 - 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

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in AutomatorWP <= 5.7.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

AutomatorWP versions up to 5.7.2 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a malicious link—and can affect users across different parts of the site. Update to version 5.7.9.2 or later to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they visit affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site visitors may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to malicious sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must craft a malicious link and trick a user into clicking it; no authentication required.

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-2026-42775 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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