CVE-2026-107658: BuddyForms (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting
Affects BuddyForms (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.4 Medium.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 11:41 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Wordfence) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.4 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 6 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| themekraftBuddyForms | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Users should monitor the vendor advisories for updates. In the meantime, disabling public submissions on BuddyForms forms or using a non-widgetized theme may reduce exposure. Applying strict input validation and output escaping via custom code or security plugins could mitigate risk. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on site administrators applying updates once available.
Description
The BuddyForms WordPress plugin up to version 2.10.5 is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the 'bf_post_type' and 'buddyforms_form_content' parameters. This vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute when users view the affected pages. Exploitation requires a public BuddyForms form with submissions enabled and an active theme with a widgetized sidebar to place a malicious Custom HTML widget.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ec36eff4-0f85-4d89-b209-aaf07ae2ff9c?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.2/includes/form/form-control.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.2/includes/form/form-ajax.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.2/includes/form/form-control.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.2/includes/form/form-control.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.2/includes/form/form-control.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.2/includes/form/form-control.php (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/Themekraft/buddyforms/pull/779/files (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3780268/buddyforms/trunk/includes/form/form-control.php (opens in a new tab)