CVE-2026-88996: WPForms (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting
Affects WPForms (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.
Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 32% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
Public exploit code: GitHub proofs of concept
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), GitHub proofs of concept, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 8 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| smubWPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
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.
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.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0a10570c-542a-494c-9dea-96a58b91139e?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforms-lite/tags/2.0.1.1/src/Frontend/Classic.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforms-lite/tags/2.0.1.1/src/SmartTags/SmartTag/PageTitle.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforms-lite/tags/2.0.1.1/src/SmartTags/SmartTags.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforms-lite/tags/2.0.1.1/includes/class-process.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3709178%40wpforms-lite&new=3709178%40wpforms-lite (opens in a new tab)