CVE-2026-91073: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Subscribe Forms
The Subscribe Forms WordPress plugin before 1.6.3 does not sanitise and escape one of its form settings before outputting it in a page, allowing authenticated users with the Author role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of any visitor who views a page embedding the form, including logged-out visitors and administrators.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-91073 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the Subscribe Forms WordPress plugin prior to version 1.6.3. The vulnerability arises from insufficient sanitization and escaping of a form setting, allowing authenticated users with Author role or higher to inject malicious scripts. These scripts execute in the context of any visitor viewing a page embedding the vulnerable form, potentially compromising user sessions or performing other malicious actions in the victim's browser.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user with Author or higher privileges to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages containing the Subscribe Forms plugin. These scripts execute in the browsers of all visitors to the page, including logged-out users and administrators, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or other client-side attacks.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the Subscribe Forms plugin to version 1.6.3 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigation is required if the plugin is updated. Patch status is confirmed by the version range indicating the fix in 1.6.3.
CVE-2026-91073: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Subscribe Forms
Description
The Subscribe Forms WordPress plugin before 1.6.3 does not sanitise and escape one of its form settings before outputting it in a page, allowing authenticated users with the Author role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of any visitor who views a page embedding the form, including logged-out visitors and administrators.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.8medium
Affected software
Subscribe Forms
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-91073 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the Subscribe Forms WordPress plugin prior to version 1.6.3. The vulnerability arises from insufficient sanitization and escaping of a form setting, allowing authenticated users with Author role or higher to inject malicious scripts. These scripts execute in the context of any visitor viewing a page embedding the vulnerable form, potentially compromising user sessions or performing other malicious actions in the victim's browser.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user with Author or higher privileges to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages containing the Subscribe Forms plugin. These scripts execute in the browsers of all visitors to the page, including logged-out users and administrators, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or other client-side attacks.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the Subscribe Forms plugin to version 1.6.3 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigation is required if the plugin is updated. Patch status is confirmed by the version range indicating the fix in 1.6.3.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-14T17:17:04.251Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab36d45f7a7c541065abccf
Added to database: 09/23/2026, 06:10:13 UTC
Last enriched: 09/23/2026, 06:18:02 UTC
Last updated: 09/24/2026, 03:41:28 UTC
Views: 11
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