Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify form with url.<name> field, predefinedClick disabled
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DeliveryCraft malicious URL with attacker parameter
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ExploitDeliver link via phishing
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ExecutionVictim clicks and loads page
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PersistPayload reflected into DOM unescaped
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ImpactScript executes in victim browser session
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. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires that the targeted form has a Text Area field configured with a 'url.<name>' Predefined Value AND with predefinedClick disabled - a documented, commonly-used plugin feature but a per-form configuration the attacker does not control (this drives AC:H). The attacker must also social-engineer the victim into clicking a crafted link or performing an action (UI:R), and the payload only executes in that victim's browser. No authentication is needed (PR:N), and the vector is network-delivered, but the dependence on a specific non-universal form configuration plus required victim interaction materially limits real-world exploitability against arbitrary installs. |
| Impact | This is a genuine-but-low-priority issue. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N = 4.7, Medium) tells a consistent story with the description: a reflected DOM-based XSS that is network-reachable and unauthenticated (PR:N) but gated by high attack complexity (AC:H) and required victim interaction (UI:R). The AC:H is well-justified because exploitation is not universal - it only works against forms whose Text Area field is configured with a 'url.<name>' Predefined Value and predefinedClick disabled, so the attacker depends on a specific per-form configuration they do not control. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code were provided, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no confirmed active exploitation. The scope change (S:C) and C:L/I:L reflect limited browser-context impact (session/DOM manipulation, limited data theft) rather than server compromise. Net: a real, patch-worthy reflected XSS in a widely installed plugin, but the complexity gate, victim-interaction requirement, and absence of exploitation signals place it well below actively-exploited or wormable classes. No conflicting signals were found between the CVSS vector and the description. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker identifies a site running Calculated Fields Form with a vulnerable Text Area field (url.<name> Predefined Value, predefinedClick disabled), crafts a URL containing a malicious value for the attacker-chosen parameter matching that predefined value, and sends it to a victim via phishing or a malicious link. When the victim clicks and loads the page, the unsanitized value is reflected into the DOM and executes attacker script in the victim's browser session. No public exploit code was provided, and success depends on the specific form configuration plus the victim taking the action. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 01, 2026
Reflected DOM-based cross-site scripting in the Calculated Fields Form - AI Form Builder for WordPress plugin (all versions up to and including 5.5.1.3) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser by luring them to a crafted link, provided the targeted form contains a Text Area field configured with a 'url.<name>' Predefined Value and predefinedClick disabled - a documented, commonly used but per-form configuration the attacker does not control. With a CVSS of 4.7 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), the practical risk against arbitrary installs is limited by that configuration prerequisite and the required user interaction, and the impact is scoped to the victim's session rather than the server. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV.
RemediationAI
The primary fix is to update the Calculated Fields Form plugin to the patched release published in the WordPress.org plugin repository; the upstream code change is visible in the WordPress Trac changeset at https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3713574%40calculated-fields-form&new=3713574%40calculated-fields-form, which indicates an upstream fix is available, though a specific tagged patched version was not enumerated in the supplied data and should be confirmed on the plugin's WordPress.org page before relying on it. If updating immediately is not possible, reduce exposure by auditing forms for Text Area fields whose Predefined Value uses the 'url.<name>' pattern and either removing that predefined reference or replacing it with a non-URL-derived default; alternatively, enable the predefinedClick option where the form's design permits it, understanding that this changes form behavior and may break intended user experience. Site operators can also shorten the attack surface by disabling or deactivating the plugin on sites that do not use it, and by fronting the site with a WAF rule that rejects query strings containing HTML/script metacharacters aimed at plugin URL parameters - noting that signature-based filtering is imperfect against DOM XSS and must be paired with the vendor fix. Because the vector requires user interaction (UI:R), user awareness training and link-scrutiny controls offer only marginal benefit and should not replace patching.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The issue is a reflected, DOM-based cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) in the client-side JavaScript of the CodePeople Calculated Fields Form WordPress plugin, not in server-side PHP rendering. The plugin exposes a public jQuery bundle (fbuilder-pro-public.jquery.js), field implementations such as fields-public/05_fbuilder.ftextarea.js, and a URL module (modules/08_url/public/01_url.js) that reads attacker-controllable URL parameters and writes them back into the page's DOM without adequate sanitization or output escaping. Because the sink is client-side, the payload executes in the victim's browser context under the site's origin, which is why the CVSS vector carries scope-changed (S:C) and low confidentiality/integrity impact. The vulnerable path is specifically reached when a form defines a Text Area field whose Predefined Value references 'url.<name>' (pulling a value from the query string) and when predefinedClick is disabled; the referenced plugin source lines in the Trac repository illustrate where the URL-module value flows into the field-rendering code. This is classic DOM XSS: the server response is benign, so server-side input filtering alone would not stop execution.
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AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Network-reachable, unauthenticated reflected XSS, but AC:H for the required url.<name>/predefinedClick form configuration and UI:R for victim click; S:C and C:L/I:L for limited browser-context impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).
CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
DescriptionCVE.org
The Calculated Fields Form - AI Form Builder for WordPress - Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via the 'x (attacker-chosen name matching the form's url.<name> predefined value)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.1.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Exploitation requires that the targeted form has a Text Area field configured with a 'url.<name>' Predefined Value and predefinedClick disabled, which is a documented and commonly used plugin feature.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
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