CVE-2026-127115: 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 14 Nov 2026, 15:49 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Wordfence) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.4 |
|---|
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 14 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 14 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| themekraftBuddyForms | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Users should consider disabling the public_submit option or avoid using the bundled Post Simple template until a vendor fix is released. Monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Since this is a stored XSS vulnerability, applying input sanitization and output escaping at the application level can mitigate risk if patching is not immediately possible.
Description
The BuddyForms WordPress plugin up to version 2.10.6 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) via the 'buddyforms_form_content' parameter. This vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts. Exploitation requires a form configured with the public_submit option, which is enabled by default in the plugin's bundled Post Simple template. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.4.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9e2f180b-fd81-4dfd-b264-d9ca74fdd092?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.6/includes/functions.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.6/includes/functions.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.6/includes/shortcodes.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.6/includes/form/form-control.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.6/includes/form/form-ajax.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.6/includes/form/form-ajax.php (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/Themekraft/buddyforms/pull/783/files (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.10.7/includes/functions.php (opens in a new tab)