CVE-2026-88996: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in smub WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More
The WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'page_title' POST Parameter via {page_title} Smart Tag in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This is only exploitable on forms whose admin-authored confirmation message places the {page_title} Smart Tag inside an HTML attribute context.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-88996 is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.0.2). The issue occurs due to improper neutralization of input in the 'page_title' POST parameter, which is incorporated via the {page_title} Smart Tag in confirmation messages. When this tag is placed inside an HTML attribute context, insufficient input sanitization and output escaping allow injection of arbitrary web scripts. Exploitation requires tricking a user into clicking a crafted link, leading to script execution in the user's browser.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to execution of arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected site, potentially allowing attackers to perform actions such as session hijacking or defacement. The vulnerability is exploitable by unauthenticated attackers but requires user interaction. There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or vendor advisory is provided in the input data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, avoid placing the {page_title} Smart Tag inside HTML attribute contexts in confirmation messages or sanitize inputs manually to prevent script injection.
CVE-2026-88996: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in smub WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More
Description
The WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'page_title' POST Parameter via {page_title} Smart Tag in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This is only exploitable on forms whose admin-authored confirmation message places the {page_title} Smart Tag inside an HTML attribute context.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.1medium
Affected software
smub
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-88996 is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.0.2). The issue occurs due to improper neutralization of input in the 'page_title' POST parameter, which is incorporated via the {page_title} Smart Tag in confirmation messages. When this tag is placed inside an HTML attribute context, insufficient input sanitization and output escaping allow injection of arbitrary web scripts. Exploitation requires tricking a user into clicking a crafted link, leading to script execution in the user's browser.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to execution of arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected site, potentially allowing attackers to perform actions such as session hijacking or defacement. The vulnerability is exploitable by unauthenticated attackers but requires user interaction. There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or vendor advisory is provided in the input data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, avoid placing the {page_title} Smart Tag inside HTML attribute contexts in confirmation messages or sanitize inputs manually to prevent script injection.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-10T16:07:54.730Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab62744f7a7c541068154c8
Added to database: 09/25/2026, 07:48:20 UTC
Last enriched: 09/25/2026, 08:03:46 UTC
Last updated: 09/26/2026, 02:46:43 UTC
Views: 17
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