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Machete vulnerabilities

1 tracked advisories · slug machete

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Tracked advisories

1

Latest advisory

23 July 2026

CISA KEV matches

0

In this WordPress feed

WordPress slug

machete

Plugin

What this means for Machete

This catalog lists 1 known advisories affecting Machete. The most recent was published on 23 July 2026. If you use this software, compare your installed version against the affected ranges on each advisory and update to a fixed release outside those ranges. SiteRespond Defence checks your actual installed version when the plugin is connected — listing here does not by itself mean your site is vulnerable.

Latest issues

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

    May allow attackers to run scripts in visitors' browsers or hijack admin sessions.

    Published 23 July 2026

Vulnerability types

  • Cross-site scripting1

Authentication (inferred from titles)

  • Unauthenticated0
  • Authenticated1
  • Unspecified0

Advisory history

Known Machete advisories published by month.

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