WordPress Visual Composer Website Builder plugin <= 45.16.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.2 versions.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00127 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Composer | Visual Composer Website Builder | up to 45.16.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Visual Composer Website Builder VendorVisual Composer Affected up to 45.16.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97262
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hw5j-wg6q-7vx5
More Visual Composer vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-10518 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.0 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion via 'vcv-template' Parameter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-69546 Missing authorization in Visual Composer Website Builder plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-23522 Cross-site scripting in Visual Composer Website Builder CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-06285 Visual Composer Premium <= 45.6.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2022-02325 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Title' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2022-02244 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Text Block' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-97262 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-97262 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hw5j-wg6q-7vx5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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