CVE-2026-97262
WordPress Visual Composer Website Builder plugin <= 45.16.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.2 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Visual Composer Website Builder plugin <= 45.16.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.2 versions.
- Record
CVE-2026-97262- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-89917
Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.2 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2026-89917- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hw5j-wg6q-7vx5
Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.2 versions.
Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.2 versions.
- Record
GHSA-hw5j-wg6q-7vx5- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.2 versions.
- Record
CVE-2026-97262- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-97262 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Visual Composer Website Builder, published September 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.