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CVE-2026-12142

HIGH 7.2

NEX-Forms <= 9.2.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via '_name[]' Array Parameter

CVSS Score
7.2
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via '_name[]' Array Parameter in all versions up to, and including, 9.2.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The wp_kses() output filtering pass provides no mitigation because NEXForms_allowed_tags() explicitly permits &lt;script&gt;, &lt;iframe src/srcdoc&gt;, and JS event handlers such as onClick, onBlur, and onChange in its allow-list.

CWE CWE-79
Vendor webaways
Product nex-forms – ultimate forms plugin for wordpress
Published Jul 1, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

webaways / NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress
0 ≤ 9.2.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/da235dea-4884-4e6a-a8b8-65d34f050684?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.2.2/main.php#L2903 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.2.2/main.php#L2720 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.2.2/main.php#L2660 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.2.2/includes/classes/class.db.php#L2660 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.2.2/includes/classes/class.db.php#L2809 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.2.2/includes/classes/class.functions.php#L2343 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.1.10/main.php#L2903 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.1.10/main.php#L2720 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.1.10/main.php#L2660 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.1.10/includes/classes/class.db.php#L2660 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.1.10/includes/classes/class.db.php#L2809 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.1.10/includes/classes/class.functions.php#L2343 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fnex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.2.2&new_path=%2Fnex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.2.3

Credits

Anthony Cihan (Hann1bl3L3ct3r)