CVE-2026-5063 (GCVE-0-2026-5063)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-03 04:25 – Updated: 2026-05-04 17:51
VLAI?
Title
NEX-Forms <= 9.1.11 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via POST Parameter Key Names
Summary
The NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via POST parameter key names in the submit_nex_form() function in versions up to, and including, 9.1.11 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.
Severity ?
7.2 (High)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| webaways | NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 9.1.11
(semver)
|
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