CVE-2026-78364 (GCVE-0-2026-78364)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-30 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-30 06:00
VLAI
Title
MW WP Form < 5.1.6 - Editor+ Stored XSS via Inquiry Data List
Summary
The MW WP Form WordPress plugin before 5.1.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its form settings before outputting them back in an admin dashboard page, which could allow users with a role as low as Editor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against high privilege users such as admin.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/285b87e1-110f-41… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown MW WP Form Affected: 0 , < 5.1.6 (semver)
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Credits
Sai Praneeth Koti WPScan
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