CVE-2026-14870

Status: DeferredHigh (7.1)—

The Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms WordPress plugin before 1.5.3 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before reflecting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Base score: 7.1

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.25%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 15
Score date: 10/6/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1189 Drive-by Compromiseinitial access95 %
Primary impactT1059.007 JavaScriptexecution85 %
Secondary impactT1078 Valid Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access70 %

XSS reflejado (CWE-79) en parámetro sin sanitizar en página admin. AV:N y UI:R confirman T1189. Impactos: ejecución JavaScript en navegador (T1059.007) y potencial acceso a credenciales/sesión admin (T1078).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

User Training Restrict Web-Based Content Application Developer Guidance Active Directory Configuration User Account Management Privileged Account Management

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Database FOR Contact Form 7 Wpforms Elementor Forms — Database FOR Contact Form 7 Wpforms Elementor Forms^AI

CWEs

CWE-79

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d574b78c-df04-4dab-bd33-e3a22ff51918/

Raw JSON (NVD)

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