HTML Forms <= 1.5.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The HTML Forms – Simple WordPress Forms Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Link Software LLC | HTML Forms – Simple WordPress Forms Plugin | up to 1.5.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- HTML Forms – Simple WordPress Forms Plugin VendorLink Software LLC Affected up to 1.5.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12125
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x258-vqv6-3976
References
More Link Software LLC vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25023 WordPress WP Terms Popup plugin <= 2.10.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-22350 WordPress HTML Forms plugin <= 1.5.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-37096 WordPress HTML Forms plugin <= 1.4.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-12668 HTML Forms – Simple WordPress Forms Plugin <= 1.6.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-12125 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12125 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x258-vqv6-3976 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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