XSS in Custom Menu Wizard Widget
CVE-2026-83532
The Custom Menu Wizard Widget WordPress plugin through 3.3.1 does not sanitize and escape several shortcode attributes before rendering them into HTML, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when the affected content is viewed.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (37.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Custom Menu Wizard Widget
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/164f3fdd-00a6-482f-b3a2-78b50508011d/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-83532?
- CVE-2026-83532 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Custom Menu Wizard Widget, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-09-12.
- How severe is CVE-2026-83532?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.