BitForm <= 1.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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 BitForm plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'bitform' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.1.0. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied shortcode attributes ('width' and 'height') in the Shortcode::shortcode() function, which are interpolated directly into the 'style' attribute of an <iframe> element. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8891
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fqhh-m4m2-4pc6
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/71167dec-38ec-4eb3-8fab-25eca0f8b071?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bitform/tags/1.1.0/Common/Shortcode.php#L17
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bitform/tags/1.1.0/Common/Shortcode.php#L13
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bitform/tags/1.1.0/index.php#L54
Sources
- CVE-2026-8891 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-8891 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fqhh-m4m2-4pc6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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