XSS in Webaways Nex-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin For WordPress

CVE-2026-12142

The NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via '_name[]' Array Parameter in all versions up to, and including, 9.2.2 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. The wp_kses() output filtering pass provides no mitigation because NEXForms_allowed_tags() explicitly permits <script>, <iframe src/srcdoc>, and JS event handlers such as onClick, onBlur, and onChange in its allow-list.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (22.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-12142?
CVE-2026-12142 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webaways Nex-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin For WordPress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-12142?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.