CVE-2026-120479Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
NVDCVSS scored by security@wordfence.com
Vulnerability Summary
The WP Data Access β App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Data Projects front-end simple form in versions up to, and including, 5.5.90 This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the value of TEXT/TINYTEXT/MEDIUMTEXT/LONGTEXT columns rendered by the WPDA_Simple_Form_Item_Textarea::show_item() method, which emits the stored column value directly inside a <textarea> element after only replacing '&' with '&'. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 6.4 (MEDIUM)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NAttack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone
Affected & Patched Versions
Not provided by NVD for this CVE.
No patched version published yet
Until a fix ships, reduce exposure:
- Restrict access to the affected service or interface to trusted networks.
- Disable the affected feature if you do not need it.
- Watch the vendor advisory for a firmware or software update.
What to do
Fix it during your normal patch cycle. No exploitation is confirmed yet.
- Check whether you run the affected product and which version.
- No patched version is listed yet. Limit access to the affected service to trusted networks, and disable the feature if you can.
- Subscribe to the vendor advisory so you learn when a fix ships.
Timeline
- Nov 7, 2026Published
- Nov 7, 2026Record last modified
Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.
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Set up CVE alertsExternal References
- Referencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.90/WPDataAccess/Simple_Form/WPDA_Simple_Form.php#L518
- Referencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.90/WPDataAccess/Simple_Form/WPDA_Simple_Form_Data.php#L158
- Referencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.90/WPDataAccess/Simple_Form/WPDA_Simple_Form_Item.php#L478
- Referencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.90/WPDataAccess/Simple_Form/WPDA_Simple_Form_Item_Textarea.php#L22
- Referencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.90/public/class-wp-data-access-public.php#L441
- Referencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.91
- Referencehttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/980387d1-dd16-405d-8af2-fb7fb8b926db?source=cve
Data last checked: Nov 7, 2026 08:01 UTC