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CVE-2026-10525: NEX-Forms < 9.2.3 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Form Submission
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2026-07-17 · updated 2026-07-17
- Weakness: CWE-79
Description
The NEX-Forms WordPress plugin before 9.2.3 does not sanitise and escape some submitted form data before storing it and outputting it back in the admin dashboard, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against high privilege users such as administrators when they view the submitted entries.
Affected products
- webaways NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress: before 9.2.3 — fixed in 9.2.3
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: webaways NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress 9.2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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