6.5

CVE-2026-42750: nexcess wpcomplete Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 27-05-2026Last modified 27-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-42750 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in nexcess wpcomplete. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.3% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 2.9.5.5.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · +0.09 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-05-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Nexcess WPComplete wpcomplete allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WPComplete: from n/a through <= 2.9.5.4.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

12%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.09 pp

From 0.13% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Nexcess1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • wpcomplete≤ 2.9.5.4 (fixed in 2.9.5.5)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links