CVE-2026-97270 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in CMB2 <= 2.13.0 versions.

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

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Justin Sternberg

CMB2

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.13.0

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

Update the WordPress CMB2 plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.13.1).

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/cmb2/vulnerability/wordpress-cmb2-plugin-2-13-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in CMB2 <= 2.13.0 versions.
Title		WordPress CMB2 plugin <= 2.13.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/cmb2/vulnerability/wordpress-cmb2-plugin-2-13-0-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'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-09-30T12:28:13.383Z

Updated: 2026-09-30T13:27:15.930Z

Reserved: 2026-09-24T10:23:19.165Z

Link: CVE-2026-97270

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T13:26:00.886Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-30T13:17:37.913

Modified: 2026-09-30T14:18:16.837

Link: CVE-2026-97270

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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