Unauthenticated HTML injection in HappyForms admin notification email
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The HappyForms WordPress plugin before 1.26.15 does not sanitise or escape a user-controlled referral value before embedding it in the form notification email. An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject arbitrary HTML into the notification emails that site administrators receive. The weakness is classified under CWE-116. The references link to an exploit.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The HappyForms WordPress plugin before 1.26.15 does not sanitise or escape a user-controlled referral value before embedding it in the form notification email, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary HTML into the emails site administrators receive.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | HappyForms | before 1.26.15 | 1.26.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- HappyForms VendorUnknown Affected before 1.26.15 Fixed in 1.26.15 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update HappyForms to version 1.26.15 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA HappyForms (Unknown) Fixed in 1.26.15
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14556
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-qwq5-hm76-r6p9
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-14556 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14556 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qwq5-hm76-r6p9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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