Description
The Smart Forms – when you need more than just a contact form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.98 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.
Published: 2025-05-24
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored cross‑site scripting via admin settings
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The Smart Forms plugin for WordPress allows a user with administrator level access or higher to inject arbitrary JavaScript into the plugin’s admin settings. Because the input is insufficiently sanitized and not properly escaped, the data is stored in the database and later rendered on pages accessed by any user of the site. This Stored XSS flaw (CWE‑79) can be used to execute scripts in visitors’ browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking, data theft, or site defacement.

Affected Systems

WordPress installations running Smart Forms up to and including version 2.6.98 are affected. The vulnerability applies only to multisite WordPress environments and to sites where the unfiltered_html capability has been disabled. The plugin is distributed by the vendor edgarrojas under the name "Smart Forms – when you need more than just a contact form." All other versions are assumed unaffected.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.4 indicates a moderate severity. The EPSS score of less than 1% reflects a very low probability of exploitation as of the latest data. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires that an attacker already possess administrator-level credentials or succeed in obtaining them; therefore, the risk is primarily among sites with weak access controls or compromised admin accounts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 20:38 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Smart Forms to version 2.6.99 or later to eliminate the vulnerability.
  • If a version upgrade is not immediately possible, remove the unfiltered_html capability from the site or deactivate the plugin, and restrict administrator rights to trusted users only.
  • Implement a security plugin that validates and sanitizes all form input, and monitor site logs for unexpected script activity.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 20:38 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-28372 The Smart Forms – when you need more than just a contact form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.98 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.
History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0000


Sat, 24 May 2025 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 24 May 2025 03:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Smart Forms – when you need more than just a contact form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.98 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.
Title Smart Forms <= 2.6.98 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:03:20.665Z

Reserved: 2025-05-21T14:31:38.535Z

Link: CVE-2025-5055

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-24T10:05:14.879Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-05-24T03:15:24.523

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-5055

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-21T20:45:25Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')