Vulnerability · CVE-2026-88996
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published Sep 25, 2026 · corrected/updated Sep 25, 2026 · smub WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More · evidence confidence very high
The WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'page_title' POST Parameter via {page_title} Smart Tag in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This is only exploitable on forms whose admin-authored confirmation
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2026-88996 is a unknown public vulnerability record for smub WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether smub WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: smub WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: EPSS 0.3%. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, epss, vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Sep 25, 2026. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Technology hubs
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 25, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
The WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'page_title' POST Parameter via {page_title} Smart Tag in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbi
Sep 25, 2026 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Affected
- vendor smub WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & Moreversion unspecified
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-88996
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-88996
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-88996
The WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'page_title' POST Parameter via {page_title} Smart Tag in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2 due to
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