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CVE-2026-39540 Amit Mittal CVE debrief

A Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Shipment Tracker for Woocommerce plugin versions up to 1.5.3.2. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity level. The vulnerability allows a subscriber to inject malicious scripts into the application, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data breaches.

Vendor
Amit Mittal
Product
Shipment Tracker for Woocommerce
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.5
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-15
Original CVE updated
2026-06-15
Advisory published
2026-06-15
Advisory updated
2026-06-15

Who should care

Users of Shipment Tracker for Woocommerce plugin versions up to 1.5.3.2 should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to mitigate the risk.

Technical summary

The vulnerability is caused by inadequate input validation and sanitization, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts. The CVSS vector for this vulnerability is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Defensive priority

MEDIUM

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update Shipment Tracker for Woocommerce plugin to a version that is not vulnerable.
  • Implement additional security measures, such as input validation and sanitization, to prevent similar vulnerabilities.

Evidence notes

The vulnerability was reported by [email protected] and is documented in the CVE record.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-39540 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-39540

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-39540 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39540

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.