CVE-2025-0470 Forminator <= 1.38.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Title Parameter

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the title parameter, executing code in victim browsers if they click a crafted link.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-0470?

CVE-2025-0470 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wpmudev Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder, published on 31 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the title parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.38.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0470?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpmudev Forminator Forms.

How do I fix CVE-2025-0470?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0470 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2025-0470 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0470 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5mrr-3jvw-jc5j.

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