Formidable Forms < 6.14.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Formidable Forms WordPress plugin before 6.14.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00455 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Formidable Forms (Unknown): 6.14.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Formidable Forms | before 6.14.1 | 6.14.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Formidable Forms VendorUnknown Affected before 6.14.1 Fixed in 6.14.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:strategy11:formidable_forms:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* | before 6.14.1 | Vulnerable | strategy11team |
- cpe:2.3:a:strategy11:formidable_forms:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* Versions before 6.14.1 Vulnerable ·strategy11team
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Formidable Forms (Unknown) Fixed in 6.14.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9768
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mhmq-pc5m-24ff
References
More strategy11team Formidable Forms vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-02696 Formidable Forms < 6.3.1 - Subscriber+ Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-01329 Formidable Forms < 6.2 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-22610 WordPress Formidable Forms plugin <= 5.5.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-15563 WordPress Formidable Forms plugin <= 6.7 - Content Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-10363 Cross-site scripting in strategy11team Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-00610 Formidable Forms <= 6.7.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-9768 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-9768 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mhmq-pc5m-24ff · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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