CVE-2024-6521Network attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped dropdown field output

Published Jul 27, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Stored XSS in Fluent Forms 5.1.19 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through crafted dropdown fields. Dropdown field data is stored without sufficient sanitization and later rendered without adequate output escaping, causing embedded script to run when an affected page is opened. Exploitation requires Administrator-level access and a multisite installation or a site where unfiltered_html is disabled; execution occurs in a visitor's browser.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Fluent Forms 5.1.19 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through crafted dropdown fields. Dropdown field data is stored without sufficient sanitization and later rendered without adequate output escaping, causing embedded script to run when an affected page is opened. Exploitation requires Administrator-level access and a multisite installation or a site where unfiltered_html is disabled; execution occurs in a visitor's browser.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6521
Published
Jul 27, 2024
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
Mahmudul Hasan Arif
Product
Fluent Forms
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 27, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=5.1.19

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Mahmudul Hasan Arif · Fluent Formsversion=0 <=5.1.19
WPManageNinja · Fluent Formsversion=0 <5.1.19

Published CVSS scores

5.5WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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