CVE-2026-42650 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00195.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Ruben Garcia

AutomatorWP

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 5.6.7

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

Update the WordPress AutomatorWP Plugin to the latest available version (at least 5.6.8).

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/automatorwp/vulnerability/wordpress-automatorwp-plugin-5-6-7-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in AutomatorWP <= 5.6.7 versions.
Title		WordPress AutomatorWP plugin <= 5.6.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/automatorwp/vulnerability/wordpress-automatorwp-plugin-5-6-7-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-06-15T20:18:37.277Z

Updated: 2026-06-16T01:26:34.484Z

Reserved: 2026-04-29T09:04:43.153Z

Link: CVE-2026-42650

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-16T01:26:29.858Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-15T21:16:54.863

Modified: 2026-06-15T21:24:32.790

Link: CVE-2026-42650

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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