WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2026-16649 Deferred

Gravity Forms tooltip rendering permits unauthenticated stored XSS

Gravity Forms through 2.10.5 allows an unauthenticated form submitter to place a payload in a Post Body field that survives wp_kses_post(). Client-side tooltip code browser-decodes the aria-label value, reparses it as innerHTML, and removes script elements without removing event-handler attributes, allowing stored JavaScript execution when the affected content is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 7.2 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Gravity Forms
Plugin slug
gravity-forms
Affected
<= 2.10.5
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 05, 2026
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Sep 05, 2026 and is one of 15 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

No confirmed fixed release is identified. Obtain a vendor-confirmed patch or restrict affected forms, then review stored Post Body values before privileged users view them and invalidate sessions if malicious content was opened.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

The Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Body Field Value in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.5 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. The exploit survives save-time sanitization because wp_kses_post allows the required HTML tags and attributes, and the client-side tooltip script re-parses the browser-decoded aria-label value as innerHTML while only stripping script elements, leaving onerror and other event-handler attributes fully intact and executable.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources