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TI-2024-10397 Aliases CVE-2024-11223GHSA-447r-cxfc-3q93

WPForms < 1.9.2.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The WPForms WordPress plugin before 1.9.2.3 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 0.00523 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed WPForms (Unknown): 1.9.2.3

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownWPFormsbefore 1.9.2.31.9.2.3Patch availableCNA
  • WPForms VendorUnknown Affected before 1.9.2.3 Fixed in 1.9.2.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpforms:wpforms:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:*before 1.9.2.3VulnerableWPForms
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpforms:wpforms:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.9.2.3 Vulnerable ·WPForms

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA WPForms (Unknown) Fixed in 1.9.2.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-11223
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-447r-cxfc-3q93

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2020-19054 WPForms 1.7.8 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
  • TI-2024-37245 WordPress WPForms Lite plugin <= 1.9.2.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-10379 Missing authorization in smub WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2023-06459 Cross-site scripting in WPForms Pro CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2024-12445 WPForms Lite <= 1.9.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via fieldHTML Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2023-14336 WordPress WPForms plugins - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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