CVE-2024-7056Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped validation messages

Published Nov 25, 2024 · Updated Nov 13, 2025

Stored XSS in WPForms Lite before 1.9.1.6 allows remote authenticated users with Administrator access to execute scripts in users' browsers. The Required validation-message setting stores HTML without sanitization or output escaping, and an empty required-field submission renders the payload. Administrator access is required, and the flaw affects multisite or other installations that disable unfiltered_html; execution occurs when a user submits a form with an empty required field.

CVSS severity3.5
Low
EPSS probability0.47%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in WPForms Lite before 1.9.1.6 allows remote authenticated users with Administrator access to execute scripts in users' browsers. The Required validation-message setting stores HTML without sanitization or output escaping, and an empty required-field submission renders the payload. Administrator access is required, and the flaw affects multisite or other installations that disable unfiltered_html; execution occurs when a user submits a form with an empty required field.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-7056
Published
Nov 25, 2024
Updated
Nov 13, 2025
Vendor
WPForms
Product
WPForms Lite
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 25, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.9.1.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

WPForms · WPForms Liteversion=0 <1.9.1.6

Published CVSS scores

3.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/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 exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript/JScript

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