CVE-2026-88996Network attack vectorHinoki check available

Reflected script execution via unescaped page title

Published Sep 25, 2026 · Updated Sep 25, 2026

Reflected XSS in WPForms 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to run scripts in a user's browser through a crafted page title. The {page_title} Smart Tag inserts the POST-supplied title into an administrator-authored confirmation message without sufficient attribute-context escaping. Exploitation requires the Smart Tag inside an HTML attribute and a user induced to submit the crafted request, limiting execution to that user's browser context.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Oct 19, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in WPForms 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to run scripts in a user's browser through a crafted page title. The {page_title} Smart Tag inserts the POST-supplied title into an administrator-authored confirmation message without sufficient attribute-context escaping. Exploitation requires the Smart Tag inside an HTML attribute and a user induced to submit the crafted request, limiting execution to that user's browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-88996
Published
Sep 25, 2026
Updated
Sep 25, 2026
Vendor
WPForms
Product
WPForms
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2.0.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

WPForms · WPFormsversion=0 <=2.0.2

Published CVSS scores

6.1WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
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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