---
id: CVE-2026-62138
title: >-
  Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visual Composer Website Builder <=
  45.16.1 versions.
summary: >-
  Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visual Composer Website Builder <=
  45.16.1 versions.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: Visual Composer
product: visualcomposer
affected:
  - visualcomposer >= n/a <= 45.16.1
published: '2026-09-11'
updated: '2026-09-11'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-11T21:17:02.457'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62138'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/visualcomposer/vulnerability/wordpress-visual-composer-website-builder-plugin-45-16-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
    label: audit@patchstack.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-11T19:40:16.377299Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T11:59:34.841Z'
epss: 0.00224
epssPercentile: 0.11642
---

## Overview

Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.1 versions.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.