TI-2026-86532 Aliases CVE-2026-93755 GHSA-4vjj-g4g8-7pwg

Happyforms Pro Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Spoofable Client IP Headers

LOW 29CWE-79Published 2026-11-07 · Updated 2026-11-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
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

Happyforms Pro for WordPress, in versions up to and including 1.38.9, contains a stored cross-site scripting flaw. The happyforms_get_client_ip() function trusts the spoofable HTTP_CLIENT_IP and HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR headers without validation and saves the value as post meta during form submissions, and the admin submission screen prints it without escaping (CWE-79). An unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary web scripts that run when an administrator opens the injected submission page.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Description from the CNA

The Happyforms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via spoofable client IP headers in versions up to, and including, 1.38.9. This is due to the happyforms_get_client_ip() function reading raw HTTP_CLIENT_IP and HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR request headers without any validation or sanitization, storing the value as post meta ('client_ip') via update_post_meta() during unauthenticated form submissions, and later echoing it in the admin submission edit screen's Details metabox without output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user (typically an administrator reviewing a submission) accesses an injected page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
Happyforms	Happyforms Pro	up to 1.38.9	—	No fix listed	CNA

Happyforms Pro VendorHappyforms Affected up to 1.38.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Happyforms Pro.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Timeline

2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-93755
2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-4vjj-g4g8-7pwg
2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-11-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Other 2

TI-2023-00092 Happyforms < 1.22.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2024-09328 Happyforms < 1.26.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
TI-2026-36677 WordPress Happyforms plugin <= 1.26.13 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-10981 HappyForms <= 1.26.12 - Authenticated (Admin+) Local File Inclusion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
TI-2023-26582 WordPress Happyforms Plugin <= 1.25.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
TI-2026-63940 WordPress Happyforms plugin <= 1.26.15 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1

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Sources

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