CVE-2026-2568 Cross-site scripting in WP Zendesk for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Formidable and Ninja Forms
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via form submissions, leading to stored XSS execution for site visitors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-2568?
CVE-2026-2568 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in crmperks WP Zendesk for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Formidable and Ninja Forms, published on 3 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Zendesk for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Formidable and Ninja Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via form submission data in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-2568?
How do I fix CVE-2026-2568?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-2568 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-2026-2568 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-2568 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-59m7-9q23-7xfw.