CVE-2026-10525 NEX-Forms < 9.2.3 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Form Submission
Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via form submissions, leading to stored XSS attacks against administrators viewing entries.
- 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-2026-10525?
CVE-2026-10525 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown NEX-Forms, published on 17 Jul 2026. 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 NEX-Forms WordPress plugin before 9.2.3 does not sanitise and escape some submitted form data before storing it and outputting it back in the admin dashboard, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against high privilege users such as administrators when they view the submitted entries.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-10525?
How do I fix CVE-2026-10525?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-10525 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-2026-10525 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-10525 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cfgv-8pp3-f8p8.