CVE-2026-65533 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Smart SEO Tool <= 4.1.2 versions.

Published: 2026-07-23

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: n/a

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

wbolt.com

Smart SEO Tool

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 4.1.2

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/smart-seo-tool/vulnerability/wordpress-smart-seo-tool-plugin-4-1-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Smart SEO Tool <= 4.1.2 versions.
Title		WordPress Smart SEO Tool plugin <= 4.1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/smart-seo-tool/vulnerability/wordpress-smart-seo-tool-plugin-4-1-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-07-23T11:19:19.336Z

Updated: 2026-07-23T14:50:11.064Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T08:54:12.816Z

Link: CVE-2026-65533

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-23T13:54:21.225Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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