CVE-2026-88996
WPForms <= 2.0.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'page_title' POST Parameter
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 25, 2026, 8:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 25, 2026, 1:08 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the WPForms plugin to a patched version.
- Sanitize user input for page titles.
- Escape output when using the {page_title} Smart Tag.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Sep. 25, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-88996', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-09-25T10:31:56.123505Z'} -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 25, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-79 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/88xxx/CVE-2026-88996.json">CVE-2026-88996</a> Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforms-lite/tags/2.0.1.1/includes/class-process.php#L1718 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforms-lite/tags/2.0.1.1/src/Frontend/Classic.php#L297 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforms-lite/tags/2.0.1.1/src/SmartTags/SmartTag/PageTitle.php#L33 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforms-lite/tags/2.0.1.1/src/SmartTags/SmartTags.php#L482 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3709178%40wpforms-lite&new=3709178%40wpforms-lite Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0a10570c-542a-494c-9dea-96a58b91139e?source=cve