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Wpforms CVE-2024-13403

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2025-02-04 security@wordfence.com
6.4
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.21%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026

The WPForms - Easy Form Builder for WordPress - Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘fieldHTML’ parameter in all. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The WPForms - Easy Form Builder for WordPress - Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘fieldHTML’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.3.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Affected products include: Wpforms.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch released
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:24 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Feb 04, 2025 - 09:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.4

DescriptionCVE.org

The WPForms - Easy Form Builder for WordPress - Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘fieldHTML’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.3.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Organizations using all should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2024-13403, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 6.4. Attackers could inject scripts to steal sessions or perform actions as authenticated users. A patch is available and should be applied during regular vulnerability management.

Business Impact: Low
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: implement CSP headers, enable HttpOnly cookies, deploy WAF XSS rules.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 57% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
Low

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:wpforms:wpforms:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:*
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9.8 Nov 14

The WPForms Pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.7 does not validate its form data when generating the exported CSV, which co

CVE-2019-25145 HIGH POC
7.2 Jun 07

The Contact Form & SMTP Plugin by PirateForms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML injection in the ‘public/class-

CVE-2026-74991 MEDIUM POC
6.8 Sep 24

Unauthenticated attackers can force full refunds and immediate subscription cancellations on WordPress sites running the

CVE-2026-84744 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Sep 28

Unauthenticated shortcode injection in WPForms Lite (versions 1.5.0.1 through 2.0.2) lets remote attackers execute arbit

CVE-2024-11272 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Mar 25

The Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms WordPress plugin before 2.6.0 does not sanitise and escape s

CVE-2020-36919 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Jan 13

WPForms 1.7.8 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the slider import search feature and tab parameter. Attac

CVE-2020-10385 MEDIUM POC
5.4 Mar 24

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the WPForms Contact Form (aka wpforms-lite) plugin before 1.

CVE-2024-11223 MEDIUM POC
4.7 Dec 26

The WPForms WordPress plugin before 1.9.2.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high pr

CVE-2024-7056 LOW POC
3.5 Nov 25

The WPForms WordPress plugin before 1.9.1.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high pr

CVE-2026-18409 HIGH
7.2 Aug 21

Stored Cross-Site Scripting in WPForms Pro for WordPress (all versions through 2.0.0.2) allows unauthenticated remote at

CVE-2024-11205 MEDIUM
6.5 Dec 10

The WPForms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on

CVE-2023-30500 MEDIUM
6.1 Jun 22

Unauth. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low at

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