CVE-2026-83532: Custom Menu Wizard Widget (WordPress plugin) · Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Affects Custom Menu Wizard Widget (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 05:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 37% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Menu Wizard Widget | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Users should restrict contributor-level access carefully and consider disabling or removing the Custom Menu Wizard Widget plugin until a fix is available. Monitor the vendor or plugin repository for updates addressing this vulnerability.
Description
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.