Is CVE-2026-88996 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-88996 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-88996?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.1, published 25 September 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress up to and including 2.0.2.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-88996?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-88996 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-88996?

Check whether you run WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-88996: WPForms reflected cross-site scripting in page_title smart tag

CVE-2026-88996 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.1 · Published 2026-09-25

WPForms is a WordPress plugin that allows users to create contact forms, payment forms, and surveys. The plugin fails to properly sanitize the page title parameter when it is embedded in form confirmation messages, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in a user's browser if they click a specially crafted link. This could lead to credential theft, session hijacking, or defacement of the form confirmation page.

Vendors: WPForms.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-88996 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-88996 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-88996?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.1, published 25 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress up to and including 2.0.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-88996?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-88996 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-88996?: Check whether you run WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The vulnerability is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in the {page_title} smart tag substitution within form confirmation messages. Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript via the page_title POST parameter when the smart tag is placed inside an HTML attribute context in the admin-authored confirmation message. The flaw results from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, and is exploitable only when forms are configured to use the vulnerable smart tag in attribute contexts.

Affected products

WPForms WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress up to and including 2.0.2

Timeline

2026-09-25: disclosed

References

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