Description
The Institute Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Enquiry Form Title' setting in all versions up to, and including, 5.5. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access 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: 2026-04-22
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting that can be used by privileged users to run malicious scripts in other users’ browsers
Action: Patch Plugin
AI Analysis

Impact

The Institute Management plugin stores the text entered for the ‘Enquiry Form Title’ without proper sanitization or output escaping. This allows an authenticated Administrator to inject arbitrary JavaScript that will execute whenever a user visits the form page, potentially hijacking sessions, stealing credentials, or executing further malicious payloads. The flaw is a classic stored XSS, directly impacting the confidentiality and integrity of all site visitors who load the affected page.

Affected Systems

WordPress installations that use the Institute Management – Learning Management System plugin from weblizar, version 5.5 or earlier, on a multisite network or where the unfiltered_html capability has been disabled. Only installations where the Enquiry Form Title setting is exposed to administrators are affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.4 classifies the vulnerability as low severity, and no EPSS data is available, indicating no current evidence of exploitation. The flaw requires authenticated access at the Administrator level and is limited to installations with unfiltered_html disabled, which reduces the risk surface. The likely attack vector is through the WordPress admin interface where the Enquiry Form Title field is edited. Although the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, any compromise of an administrator account could enable session theft or defacement for site users.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 09:28 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Institute Management plugin to the latest available version, where the Enquiry Form Title input is properly sanitized and escaped.
  • If an upgrade is not immediately possible, clear or disable the Enquiry Form Title setting for all non‑essential sites, or reset it to a safe, static string to prevent script injection.
  • Review and restrict the unfiltered_html capability so it is granted only to trusted super‑administrators, and audit site roles to ensure only necessary permissions are assigned.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 09:28 UTC.

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History

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Weblizar
Weblizar institute Management – Learning Management System
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Weblizar
Weblizar institute Management – Learning Management System
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Institute Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Enquiry Form Title' setting in all versions up to, and including, 5.5. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access 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 Institute Management <= 5.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Enquiry Form Title' Setting
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

Weblizar Institute Management – Learning Management System
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-22T13:03:54.301Z

Reserved: 2026-02-18T20:53:06.985Z

Link: CVE-2026-2714

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T13:03:50.056Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-04-22T09:16:20.817

Modified: 2026-04-22T20:22:50.570

Link: CVE-2026-2714

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-22T11:44:20Z

Weaknesses