CVE-2026-14556

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

The HappyForms WordPress plugin before 1.26.15 does not sanitise or escape a user-controlled referral value before embedding it in the form notification email, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary HTML into the emails site administrators receive.

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS score

5.4 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Deferred

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-21 09:17:07.173000

Last modified

2026-10-21 18:37:38.700000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-14556",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-21T09:17:07.173",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-21T18:37:38.700",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      "value": "The HappyForms WordPress plugin before 1.26.15 does not sanitise or escape a user-controlled referral value before embedding it in the form notification email, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary HTML into the emails site administrators receive."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "product": "HappyForms",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "1.26.15",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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        "type": "Secondary",
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
          "baseScore": 5.4,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
        },
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  "references": [
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      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7673862c-b37c-4c7e-af3f-c32cbd2deb23/",
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    }
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}