Description
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Autopay <= 5.0.0 versions.
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

An unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the WordPress Autopay plugin up to version 5.0.0. The flaw permits injection of arbitrary JavaScript into the plugin’s output. Based on the description, it is inferred that an attacker could manipulate the content shown to site visitors, potentially enabling session hijacking, defacement, or malicious redirects, but these specific outcomes are not explicitly stated in the CVE text.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects the WordPress Autopay plugin, versions 5.0.0 and earlier. Any site that has installed a version prior to 5.0.1 is vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.1 indicates moderate to high severity, and exploitation does not require authentication or privilege escalation. The EPSS score is not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, so the likelihood of widespread exploitation is uncertain. However, the unauthenticated nature implies that any visitor to a site using the vulnerable plugin could trigger the malicious script.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 18, 2026 at 17:04 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update the WordPress Autopay plugin to the latest available version (at least 5.0.1).


OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the WordPress Autopay plugin to version 5.0.1 or newer.
  • Ensure that the WordPress core and all other plugins are kept up to date to mitigate related input validation flaws.
  • Configure a Content Security Policy that blocks inline scripts and restricts script sources to trusted domains.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 18, 2026 at 17:04 UTC.

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History

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Autopay
Autopay autopay
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Autopay
Autopay autopay
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Autopay <= 5.0.0 versions.
Title WordPress Autopay plugin <= 5.0.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

Autopay Autopay
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T15:11:59.072Z

Reserved: 2026-08-12T10:51:08.682Z

Link: CVE-2026-73338

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T14:59:47.630Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-18T15:17:02.340

Modified: 2026-08-20T12:48:31.843

Link: CVE-2026-73338

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T12:33:28Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')