Stored cross-site scripting in WP Data Access WordPress plugin
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 WP Data Access plugin for WordPress up to and including 5.5.89 has a stored cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79). Insufficient output escaping of an autocomplete lookup label lets an authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level access inject web scripts if they may edit a lookup row through a legacy Form. The scripts run when any user opens the injected page, including higher-privileged users.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
The WP Data Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Simple Form autocomplete lookup label in versions up to, and including, 5.5.89 This is due to insufficient output escaping on the value returned by WPDA_Autocomplete::autocomplete_lookup() when it is emitted into a single-quoted HTML attribute by WPDA_Simple_Form_Item_Autocomplete::show_item() (the escape-output lint is explicitly suppressed on the echo line). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, who are permitted to edit a lookup row through a legacy Form, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user — including a higher-privileged user editing a linked record that uses the autocomplete relationship — accesses the 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| peterschulznl | WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps | up to 5.5.89 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps Vendorpeterschulznl Affected up to 5.5.89 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for WP Data Access (App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Timeline
- 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118048
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-cxg9-r34v-qh6j
- 2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/25cf5cf7-d846-4f0e-aa6b-bbf7dba27b10?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.89/WPDataAccess/Simple_Form/WPDA_Simple_Form_Item_Autocomplete.php#L73
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.89/WPDataAccess/Utilities/WPDA_Autocomplete.php#L141
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3771310%40wp-data-access%2Ftags%2F5.5.90&old=3761178%40wp-data-access%2Ftags%2F5.5.89
More peterschulznl vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-86553 Incorrect authorization in WP Data Access allows privilege escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-11530 WP Data Access – App, Table, Form and Chart Builder plugin <= 5.5.22 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-02796 Authorization bypass in peterschulznl WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-86444 Stored cross-site scripting in WP Data Access WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2026-86441 Stored cross-site scripting in WP Data Access WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2026-00359 WP Data Access <= 5.5.63 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'wpda_app' Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-118048 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118048 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cxg9-r34v-qh6j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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