CVE-2026-120479

Description

The WP Data Access – 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.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): Wordfence
CVSS severity: MEDIUM
CVSS score: 6.4 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Effective score: 6.4 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-79
Reserved: 2026-11-02
Published: 2026-11-07 06:39 UTC
Last updated: 2026-11-07 18:06 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/120xxx/CVE-2026-120479.json

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NVD published: 2026-11-07 07:17:03 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-11-07 18:17:16 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 6.4 / 10 MEDIUM source: security@wordfence.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploitability subscore: 3.1 / 10
Impact subscore: 2.7 / 10
EPSS score: 0.0020 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile: 10.05% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-11-07

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EUVD ID: EUVD-2026-118969

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Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
peterschulznl	WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps	`0` (affected)	—

Vendor references (7)

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NVD-tagged references (7)

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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.90/WPDataAccess/Simple_Form/WPDA_Simple_Form.php#L518 security@wordfence.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.90/WPDataAccess/Simple_Form/WPDA_Simple_Form_Data.php#L158 security@wordfence.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.90/WPDataAccess/Simple_Form/WPDA_Simple_Form_Item.php#L478 security@wordfence.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.90/WPDataAccess/Simple_Form/WPDA_Simple_Form_Item_Textarea.php#L22 security@wordfence.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.90/public/class-wp-data-access-public.php#L441 security@wordfence.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.5.91 security@wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/980387d1-dd16-405d-8af2-fb7fb8b926db?source=cve security@wordfence.com

Remediations (10)

October 2026 Critical Patch Update Released | security

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For more information about the Critical Patch Update program, see the security vulnerability remediation practices page located on the Oracle Trust Center.

2026-11-08 11:40 UTC
CVE-2026-120479 - WP Data Access <= 5.5.90 - Authenticated (Subscriber+ ...

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2026-11-08 11:40 UTC
CVE Vulnerabilities 2026: Critical Flaws & Fixes Hub

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Track critical CVE vulnerabilities 2026 with verified enterprise patch guides. Fix zero-days across VMware, WordPress, Windows, and cloud infrastructure.

2026-11-08 11:40 UTC
Current Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures - Feedly

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2026-11-08 11:40 UTC
SAP Security Patch Day - October 2026

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On 13 th of October 2026 , SAP security patch day saw the release of 16 new security notes and 4 GitHub security advisories. There are 2 updates to previously released security notes.

2026-11-08 11:40 UTC
What Is CVE Remediation in 2026? - aikido.dev

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CVE remediation is fixing known flaws in the software you run. Why upgrading often fails, what remediation actually involves, and how backporting fixes it.

2026-11-08 11:40 UTC
CVE: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

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At cve .org, we provide the authoritative reference method for publicly known information-security vulnerabilities and exposures

2026-11-08 11:40 UTC
DSA-2026-479: Dell PowerStore T Security Update for Multiple ...

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Dell PowerStore Family remediation is available for multiple security vulnerabilities that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

2026-11-08 11:40 UTC
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2026

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This Critical Patch Update contains 1448 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that a My Oracle Support (MOS) note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at July 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.

2026-11-08 11:40 UTC
Oracle Critical Security Patch Update Advisory - September 2026

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Prior Critical Patch Update and Critical Security Patch Update advisories should be reviewed for information regarding earlier published security patches. Refer to Critical Patch Updates, Critical Security Patch Updates, Security Alerts and Bulletins for information about Oracle Security advisories.

2026-11-08 11:40 UTC

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The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-120479.json.

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