CVE-2025-31080 WordPress HTML Forms plugin <= 1.5.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the HTML Forms plugin, potentially executing code in the context of other users.
- 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-2025-31080?
CVE-2025-31080 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Link Software LLC HTML Forms, published on 1 Apr 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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Link Software LLC HTML Forms html-forms allows Stored XSS.This issue affects HTML Forms: from n/a through <= 1.5.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31080?
How do I fix CVE-2025-31080?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31080 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-2025-31080 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31080 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pmm6-x9mw-vxqc.