WordPress 6.5.1

WordPress 6.5.1 has 7 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2012 and 2025; all 7 are fixed as of August 2026. Their average CVSS score is 5.5, and the most serious one scores 7.2 out of 10. Severity breakdown: 0 critical and 1 high. 2024 was the busiest year with 4 disclosures.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 5 of the records (71%). Other recurring categories include Path Traversal, Weak Encoding For Password.

Every one of the 7 issues recorded for WordPress 6.5.1 has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes all known holes.

6 independent researchers contributed these findings, one record each.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
5.5/ 10
Patch Coverage100%
Open

0

Fixed

7

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 7.2CVE-2024-4439

WordPress Core < 6.5.2 - Unauthenticated & Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Avatar Block

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