CVE-2026-8853

MW WP Form <= 5.1.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'memo' Parameter

Published Jun 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The MW WP Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'memo' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Because the memo value is stored via update_post_meta() rather than wp_insert_post(), WordPress's built-in kses and unfiltered_html protections do not apply, allowing attackers to break out of the textarea element via injected closing tags regardless of role-based content filtering.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Web-soudan
Web-soudan mw Wp Form
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Web-soudan
Web-soudan mw Wp Form
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The MW WP Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'memo' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Because the memo value is stored via update_post_meta() rather than wp_insert_post(), WordPress's built-in kses and unfiltered_html protections do not apply, allowing attackers to break out of the textarea element via injected closing tags regardless of role-based content filtering.
Title MW WP Form <= 5.1.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'memo' Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Jun 10, 2026, 12:56 PM
Reserved
May 18, 2026, 4:14 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 10, 2026, 8:16 AM
Modified
Jul 23, 2026, 9:10 AM