Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Editor role is PR:L not PR:H; scope changes to admin browser (S:C) since a different security principal is the victim.
Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).
CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan
Lifecycle Timeline
5DescriptionCVE.org
The MW WP Form WordPress plugin before 5.1.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its form settings before outputting them back in an admin dashboard page, which could allow users with a role as low as Editor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against high privilege users such as admin.
AnalysisAI
Stored XSS in the MW WP Form WordPress plugin (all versions before 5.1.6) lets authenticated users holding the Editor role or above inject persistent malicious JavaScript into form settings, which then executes in the browser of any administrator who views the affected dashboard page. A publicly available proof-of-concept has been published by WPScan, though EPSS sits at 0.15% (5th percentile), indicating low measured exploitation probability at this time. …
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress user account with the Editor role or higher - unauthenticated attackers cannot exploit this vulnerability. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The aggregate signal picture here is notably split. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Update MW WP Form to version 5.1.6 or later, which introduces proper sanitization and escaping of form settings before rendering in the admin dashboard. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-68158
GHSA-88rf-74wh-96q8