What the vulnerability does
01Description
The FormGent – Next-Gen AI Form Builder for WordPress with Multi-Step, Quizzes, Payments & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via form submission fields in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.2 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.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
FormGent versions up to 1.9.2 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts into the site. The vulnerability affects the form builder's input handling and can impact all site visitors. Site owners should update to a version newer than 1.9.2 immediately.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in visitors' browsers and steals data or performs actions on their behalf.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitors to your site may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to malicious sites.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
No authentication or user interaction required; attacker can exploit this remotely over the network.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
August 6, 2026
CVE published