Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Unauthenticated network XSS (PR:N, AV:N) requiring victim interaction (UI:R) with scope change to the browser context (S:C); low confidentiality/integrity impact and no genuine availability impact (A:N).
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Form Vibes - Database Manager for Forms <= 1.5.2 versions.
AnalysisAI
Reflected/unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting in the Form Vibes - Database Manager for Forms WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.5.2) lets a remote attacker inject script that executes in a victim's browser after they follow a crafted link or interact with attacker-controlled input. Because the CVSS scope is changed (S:C), successful execution can affect the wider WordPress session/DOM context, and with PR:N no authentication is required to launch the attack. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the flaw is not listed in CISA KEV; risk hinges on user interaction (UI:R).
Technical ContextAI
The affected component is Form Vibes, a WordPress plugin (vendor wpvibes, CPE cpe:2.3:a:wpvibes:form_vibes_-_database_manager_for_forms) that captures, stores, and displays form submission data from other form plugins. The weakness is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), meaning user-supplied data is reflected or persisted into an HTML response without adequate output encoding or input sanitization. In WordPress form-data managers this class of bug commonly arises when submission fields or query parameters are rendered into admin dashboards or public pages without escaping via WordPress APIs such as esc_html()/esc_attr()/wp_kses(), allowing HTML/JavaScript to be interpreted by the browser.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Form Vibes to the vendor's patched release above 1.5.2 once confirmed via the WordPress plugin repository or the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/form-vibes/vulnerability/wordpress-form-vibes-database-manager-for-forms-plugin-1-5-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability); the input does not specify an exact fix version, so no vendor-released patch version is independently confirmed here. If a patched build is not yet deployable, apply compensating controls: place a Web Application Firewall (Patchstack, Wordfence, or Cloudflare managed rules) in front of the site to filter XSS payloads in form submissions and request parameters (trade-off: rules may need tuning and can miss novel encodings); restrict access to the Form Vibes data-viewing/admin screens to trusted authenticated admins only (trade-off: does not stop payloads stored via public submission paths, but limits who renders them); and consider temporarily deactivating the plugin if the affected screens are non-essential (trade-off: loss of form-data capture/reporting). A restrictive Content-Security-Policy limiting inline script execution further reduces impact of any reflected payload.
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External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2026-48205
GHSA-f3xw-4jx3-6m8r