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SureForms CVE-2026-108495

| EUVDEUVD-2026-98351 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-10-13 Patchstack GHSA-h9h6-5gvf-xhxp
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as low-privileged user
  2. Delivery
    Submit form with crafted XSS payload
  3. Exploit
    Payload stored in SureForms entry
  4. Execution
    Admin views submission in dashboard
  5. Persist
    Script executes in admin browser session
  6. Impact
    Hijack session or perform privileged actions

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 (1) an authenticated account with at least submission/low-level privileges on the target WordPress site (PR:L) and (2) a higher-privileged user - typically an administrator - subsequently viewing the stored form data, satisfying the required user interaction (UI:R). The payload is injected via a SureForms form field whose input is improperly neutralized before being rendered in a web page (admin entry/review view). Limiting factors: this is not remote-unauthenticated - an attacker must first obtain a low-privileged foothold and rely on a victim admin opening the malicious submission; impact is confined to the affected plugin (SureForms ≤ 2.12.7) on WordPress installations.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity Stored XSS (CWE-79) in the SureForms WordPress plugin, scored CVSS 6.5 by Patchstack. The vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C indicates network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation but requires an authenticated low-privileged account (PR:L) and victim interaction (UI:R), with a scope change (S:C) reflecting that injected script executes in another user's browser context - typically an administrator viewing stored form submissions. Impact is limited (C:L/I:L/A:L), consistent with session/content compromise rather than direct system takeover. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC is present in the provided data, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation; the PR:L + UI:R combination further constrains real-world risk to scenarios where an attacker already holds a submitter/contributor-level foothold and an admin is lured into triggering the payload. This is a legitimate patch-worthy issue but not an emergency: treat it as a medium-priority fix rather than a high-urgency one, noting all signals (CVSS, absent EPSS/KEV/POC) are mutually consistent and none conflict.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with a low-privileged account (or who can submit form entries) injects a malicious script payload into a SureForms field that is stored and later rendered in the WordPress admin dashboard. When an administrator reviews the submission, the script executes in their authenticated session, enabling session hijacking or actions performed as the admin. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026

Stored cross-site scripting in the Brainstorm Force SureForms WordPress plugin (all versions through 2.12.7) allows an authenticated low-privileged user to inject script payloads through form fields that execute when a higher-privileged user, typically an administrator, later views the stored submission. Rated CVSS 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), the flaw requires an existing submission-capable account plus victim-driven user interaction, so it is not remotely exploitable without authentication. No public exploit code and no confirmed active exploitation were identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Update the SureForms plugin to a release newer than 2.12.7 as soon as one is available from the WordPress plugin repository or the vendor; the provided intelligence does not confirm an exact fixed version number, so verify the patched release against the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/sureforms/vulnerability/wordpress-sureforms-plugin-2-12-7-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve before relying on it, and treat any version at or below 2.12.7 as vulnerable. If the plugin cannot be updated immediately, reduce exposure by restricting form submission capability to trusted roles, reviewing and where possible disabling public or low-privilege form submissions, and auditing existing stored entries for injected markup - noting that these measures break legitimate workflows and only reduce, not eliminate, the risk. Because exploitation depends on an administrator opening a poisoned entry, limiting the number of accounts with admin-level entry-review access and enforcing least privilege on submission roles lower the likelihood of a successful trigger, though they do not remediate the underlying output-encoding defect. Additional compensating controls such as a WAF rule targeting script injection in form submission parameters may help but carry false-positive and bypass risk, and none of these substitutes for applying the vendor fix.

Affected VersionsENISA

SureForms 0 ≤2.12.7

Affected Packages

euvd sureforms no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-79, improper neutralization of input during web page generation, in its stored (persistent) variant. SureForms is a WordPress form builder plugin: users submit data through rendered forms, and that data is persisted and later displayed back in administrative entry/review screens. Because the plugin fails to properly encode or sanitize those stored field values before they are emitted into the HTML of the admin view, an attacker-controlled string can be interpreted as markup and script by the victim's browser in the context of the WordPress admin session. The CVSS vector's scope-change component (S:C) reflects that script executing in the admin context can act on the broader WordPress installation rather than being confined to the plugin's own origin, while the low confidentiality/integrity availability values (C:L/I:L/A:L) and the required user interaction (UI:R) constrain the realistic blast radius. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:brainstorm_force:sureforms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* confirms that the affected component is the SureForms plugin across its version line, with the vendor advisory noting the affected range runs through 2.12.7.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Authenticated low-priv submitter injects stored script (PR:L), admin must view it (UI:R), script runs in admin's browser crossing a security boundary (S:C), with limited confidentiality/integrity/availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Brainstorm Force SureForms sureforms allows Stored XSS.This issue affects SureForms: from n/a through 2.12.7.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular WordPress form-builder plugin, common but not on every site
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

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 0.1%
Patch available No
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

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.

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